Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
स्नानं दानं जपो होमो देवपूजा द्विजार्चनम् । अक्षयं जायते सर्वं विधिवच्चेद्भवेत्कृतम्
snānaṃ dānaṃ japo homo devapūjā dvijārcanam | akṣayaṃ jāyate sarvaṃ vidhivaccedbhavetkṛtam
स्नान, दान, जप, होम, देवपूजा व द्विजपूजन—हे सर्व विधिपूर्वक केले असता त्यांचे पुण्य अक्षय होते.
Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purāṇa māhātmya narration context)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tīrtha-ghāṭa scene: pilgrims bathing, a yajña-kuṇḍa with homa flames, a devotee doing japa, offerings to a deity, and respectful honoring of brāhmaṇas—radiating a sense of ‘akṣaya’ merit.
FAQs
When sacred acts are done properly (vidhivat), their merit becomes akṣaya—spiritually inexhaustible.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra, within the Prabhāsa region, is praised as a place where common rites yield imperishable fruit.
Snāna, dāna, japa, homa, deva-pūjā, and dvija-arcana—performed according to prescribed rules.
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