Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
अस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु यो दानं त्रुटिमात्रं च कांचनम् । ददाति द्विजमुख्याय मेरुतुल्यं भवेत्फलम्
asmiṃstīrthe tu yo dānaṃ truṭimātraṃ ca kāṃcanam | dadāti dvijamukhyāya merutulyaṃ bhavetphalam
Namun di tīrtha ini, sesiapa yang bersedekah walau secebis emas kepada brāhmaṇa yang mulia, pahalanya menjadi sebesar Gunung Meru.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-tīrtha (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottama (addressed)
Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa offers a tiny piece of gold into the hands of an eminent brāhmaṇa; behind them rises a symbolic Mount Meru, indicating the vast reward.
FAQs
In a powerful tīrtha, even small acts of generosity become spiritually immense when offered with right intention and to worthy recipients.
The tīrtha in Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Sarasvatī-associated context) praised in Adhyāya 270.
Dāna—giving even a tiny amount of gold to a worthy brāhmaṇa at the tīrtha.