Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
यवमेकं तु यो दद्यात्सौवर्णं मस्तके नृप । पुष्करिण्यां तथा स्थानं यथा स्थानं नरे स्मृतम्
yavamekaṃ tu yo dadyātsauvarṇaṃ mastake nṛpa | puṣkariṇyāṃ tathā sthānaṃ yathā sthānaṃ nare smṛtam
Ó rei, quem oferecer em Puṣkariṇī ainda que um único grão de cevada, coroado com ouro, alcança aquele estado elevadíssimo, lembrado como o verdadeiro “lugar” do ser humano.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Puṣkariṇī
Type: kund
Listener: King (nṛpa)
Scene: A devotee-king places a single barley grain crowned with a tiny gold piece into a priest’s palm beside the lotus pond; a subtle vision shows a radiant ‘lofty station’ (divya gati) opening above, signifying the promised state.
FAQs
Sincerity and sacred context outweigh quantity: even a tiny offering, when made at a potent tīrtha with devotion, yields exalted results.
Puṣkariṇī tīrtha.
Offer dāna: even one barley-grain adorned with gold at Puṣkariṇī is praised as highly efficacious.