Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 39
स्नात्वा तु विधिवत्पात्रे तदक्षयमुदाहृतम् । होमाद्दशगुणं प्रोक्तं फलं जाप्ये ततोऽधिकम्
snātvā tu vidhivatpātre tadakṣayamudāhṛtam | homāddaśaguṇaṃ proktaṃ phalaṃ jāpye tato'dhikam
Sesudah mandi suci, apa sahaja yang diberikan menurut aturan kepada penerima yang layak dinyatakan sebagai akṣaya, tidak akan susut. Buahnya dikatakan sepuluh kali ganda berbanding homa, dan buah japa lebih tinggi lagi.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Aṅkūreśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: King / Yudhiṣṭhira (frame implied)
Scene: A pilgrim completes ritual bathing, then offers measured charity to a worthy brāhmaṇa; above, symbolic scales show homa, dāna, and japa with japa shining brightest, indicating greater fruit.
FAQs
Right giving at a tīrtha—after purification and to a worthy recipient—yields enduring merit; disciplined japa is praised as especially powerful.
Aṅkūreśvara-tīrtha, where dāna becomes akṣaya and spiritual practices are magnified.
Snāna followed by vidhivat pātra-dāna; the verse also ranks fruits: dāna (akṣaya), homa (baseline), japa (greater).