Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 69
स्वर्णं चान्नं च वासांसि देयानि श्रद्धयान्वितैः । स्नानं दानं हरेः पूजा सर्वमक्षयतां व्रजेत्
svarṇaṃ cānnaṃ ca vāsāṃsi deyāni śraddhayānvitaiḥ | snānaṃ dānaṃ hareḥ pūjā sarvamakṣayatāṃ vrajet
श्रद्धायुक्तांनी सुवर्ण, अन्न व वस्त्रे दान द्यावीत. स्नान, दान आणि हरिपूजा—हे सर्व पुण्यरूपे अक्षय होते.
Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa–Ayodhyāmāhātmya context)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee, having completed Hari-pūjā, distributes food and garments to brāhmaṇas and needy pilgrims near the ghāṭa; a small gold offering is placed respectfully; the atmosphere conveys ‘akṣaya’ through repeating motifs (endless garlands, flowing river).
FAQs
Faith transforms simple acts—bathing, giving, and worship—into akṣaya (unfailing) spiritual capital.
The Ayodhyā Sarayū-bank tīrtha described in this Adhyāya (Sahasradhārā context).
Dāna of gold, food, and garments; along with snāna and Hari-pūjā.