Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
तत्र देयानि वासांसि पदं गावो विधानतः । देयानि विप्रमुख्येभ्यः सम्यग्यात्राफलेप्सुभिः
tatra deyāni vāsāṃsi padaṃ gāvo vidhānataḥ | deyāni vipramukhyebhyaḥ samyagyātrāphalepsubhiḥ
Ali devem-se dar em caridade vestes, e também uma oferenda de «pada» e vacas, conforme a regra correta. Aqueles que buscam o fruto pleno da peregrinação devem oferecer esses dons, com retidão, aos brāhmaṇas mais eminentes.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Bhallatīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Devī (implied continuation)
Scene: Pilgrims at Bhallatīrtha present folded garments, lead decorated cows for donation, and offer a ‘pada’ gift to venerable brāhmaṇas seated on kusa mats; the scene emphasizes orderly ritual propriety and gratitude after yātrā.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is completed and sanctified by dharmic giving—dāna offered with rule and reverence is integral to yātrā’s spiritual fruition.
The instructions apply at Bhallatīrtha within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Dāna of garments, a prescribed ‘pada’ offering, and cows—given to eminent brāhmaṇas by those seeking complete pilgrimage merit.