Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 38
भवन्ति तानि दृष्टानि ततः पापैः प्रमुच्यते । तत्र तीर्थे तु यद्दानं देवमुद्दिश्य दीयते
bhavanti tāni dṛṣṭāni tataḥ pāpaiḥ pramucyate | tatra tīrthe tu yaddānaṃ devamuddiśya dīyate
Tīrtha dan tempat suci itu dianggap telah disaksikan, dan dengan itu seseorang dilepaskan daripada dosa. Lagi pula, apa jua sedekah yang diberikan di tīrtha itu dengan diniatkan untuk Dewa,
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Aṅkūreśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: King / Yudhiṣṭhira (frame implied)
Scene: A pilgrim offers charity at a riverine tīrtha, hands extended toward a worthy recipient, while the deity’s presence is invoked; a subtle aura indicates sins falling away.
FAQs
Devotion at a tīrtha purifies: it removes sin, and charity becomes spiritually potent when offered with divine intention.
The statement continues the praise of Aṅkūreśvara-tīrtha.
Dāna (charity) to be given at the tīrtha with dedication (uddiśya) to the deity.