Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
तत्र देयानि वासांसि पदं गावो विधानतः । देयानि विप्रमुख्येभ्यः सम्यग्यात्राफलेप्सुभिः
tatra deyāni vāsāṃsi padaṃ gāvo vidhānataḥ | deyāni vipramukhyebhyaḥ samyagyātrāphalepsubhiḥ
तेथे विधिपूर्वक वस्त्रदान करावे, तसेच ‘पद’ दान आणि गोदानही करावे. जे सम्यक् यात्राफळ इच्छितात, त्यांनी ही दाने श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणांना अर्पण करावीत.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Bhallatīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Devī (implied continuation)
Scene: Pilgrims at Bhallatīrtha present folded garments, lead decorated cows for donation, and offer a ‘pada’ gift to venerable brāhmaṇas seated on kusa mats; the scene emphasizes orderly ritual propriety and gratitude after yātrā.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is completed and sanctified by dharmic giving—dāna offered with rule and reverence is integral to yātrā’s spiritual fruition.
The instructions apply at Bhallatīrtha within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Dāna of garments, a prescribed ‘pada’ offering, and cows—given to eminent brāhmaṇas by those seeking complete pilgrimage merit.