Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
सुदर्शने वरे तीर्थे गोदानं तत्र दापयेत् । सम्यग्यात्राफलप्रेप्सुः सर्वपापविशुद्धये
sudarśane vare tīrthe godānaṃ tatra dāpayet | samyagyātrāphalaprepsuḥ sarvapāpaviśuddhaye
सुदर्शन नावाच्या श्रेष्ठ तीर्थी, जो सम्यक यात्राफळ इच्छितो व सर्व पापांची शुद्धी व्हावी अशी इच्छा धरतो, त्याने तेथे गोदान करवावे।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Sudarśana-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: At a sacred ford named Sudarśana, a pilgrim sponsors go-dāna to a worthy recipient; the tīrtha waters shimmer with a discus-like radiance.
FAQs
Pilgrimage becomes spiritually complete when joined with dharmic charity, especially go-dāna, aimed at inner purification.
The excellent tīrtha called Sudarśana within Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the Cakratīrtha-related māhātmya.
Performing (arranging) go-dāna—donation of a cow—at the tīrtha to gain the full fruit of the yātrā and cleanse sins.