Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
गोदानं तत्र कर्तव्यं वस्त्रदानं शुभावहम् । वसन्तस्य त्रयोदश्यां श्राद्धं तत्रैव कारयेत्
godānaṃ tatra kartavyaṃ vastradānaṃ śubhāvaham | vasantasya trayodaśyāṃ śrāddhaṃ tatraiva kārayet
அங்கே கோதானம் செய்ய வேண்டும்; மங்களம் தரும் வஸ்திரதானமும் செய்ய வேண்டும். வசந்த காலத்தின் திரயோதசி நாளில் அங்கேயே ஸ்ராத்தம் நடத்த வேண்டும்।
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)
Tirtha: Ānandeśvara
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: At a Narmadā ghāṭ shrine, a devotee offers a cow in donation, distributes garments, and conducts śrāddha rites with brāhmaṇas during spring on Trayodaśī—river, offerings, and ritual fire present.
FAQs
Charity and ancestral rites performed at a sanctified place multiply auspicious results and sustain dharmic continuity.
Ānandeśvara-tīrtha, where gifts and śrāddha are especially meritorious.
Godāna, vastradāna, and arranging śrāddha on spring Trayodaśī at the tīrtha.