Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 144
महोपकारेण विमुक्तपापः स याति यत्रास्ति स गौतमो मुनिः
mahopakāreṇa vimuktapāpaḥ sa yāti yatrāsti sa gautamo muniḥ
महोपकारेण विमुक्तपापः स याति यत्रास्ति स गौतमो मुनिः।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Gautama-kṣetra / Gautama-āśrama (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha (addressed in surrounding verses)
Scene: A penitent pilgrim, cleansed of sin through a great act of benefaction, walks toward a serene forest hermitage where Gautama Ṛṣi resides; the atmosphere is quiet, ascetic, and luminous.
FAQs
Sincere participation in the sacred act brings purification and leads one toward the company/realm of holy sages.
Implicitly, the Gautama-liṅga and associated tīrtha context (Ahalyā-saras) of the chapter.
This verse states the result; the prescription is given in the preceding verse (snāna and liṅga worship).