Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22
हेमदानाच्च राजेंद्र न भूयः स्तनपो भवेत् । श्रीस्थले दर्शनं कृत्वा नरः पापात्प्रमुच्यते
hemadānācca rājeṃdra na bhūyaḥ stanapo bhavet | śrīsthale darśanaṃ kṛtvā naraḥ pāpātpramucyate
Ó melhor dos reis, pelo dom do ouro não se nasce de novo como um lactente dependente. E ao receber darśana em Śrīsthāla, o homem é libertado do pecado.
Unknown (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa narrative voice; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Tirtha: Śrīsthāla
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājendra (best of kings)
Scene: A kingly donor offers gold in a ritual setting; in parallel, a pilgrim stands with folded hands before the sanctum of Śrīsthāla, receiving pāpa-mocana through darśana.
FAQs
Charity and holy-site darśana elevate the soul—dāna refines destiny and tīrtha-darśana purifies sins.
Śrīsthāla is praised as a place whose darśana liberates one from sin.
Hemadāna (donation of gold) and performing darśana at Śrīsthāla.