Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14
वारिदस्तृप्तिमाप्नोति सुखमक्षय्यमत्र हि । फलप्रदः सुतान्भक्तानारोग्यमभयप्रदः
vāridastṛptimāpnoti sukhamakṣayyamatra hi | phalapradaḥ sutānbhaktānārogyamabhayapradaḥ
अत्र हि वारिदः पितॄणां तृप्तिमाप्नोति, सुखमक्षय्यं च। अयं कर्म-तीर्थः फलप्रदः—भक्तसुतान्, आरोग्यं, अभयं च प्रयच्छति॥
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya tīrtha (unspecified sub-site)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim offers cool water from a kamaṇḍalu to a thirsty traveler/priest near a tīrtha; the scene subtly suggests blessings—healthy children, protective aura, calm joy.
FAQs
Even simple charity like giving water becomes a powerful dharma at a tīrtha, yielding lasting well-being and spiritual merit.
The Dharmāraṇya tīrtha-context being described in this chapter’s concise tīrtha-māhātmya.
Jala-dāna (donation of water) is praised, with stated fruits like akṣaya sukha, health, and fearlessness.