Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
गन्त्रीमनडुहा युक्तां सर्वास्तरणसंयुताम् । सोपस्करां च दद्याद्वै विष्णुर्मे प्रीयतामिति
gantrīmanaḍuhā yuktāṃ sarvāstaraṇasaṃyutām | sopaskarāṃ ca dadyādvai viṣṇurme prīyatāmiti
எருதுகள் இணைக்கப்பட்ட வண்டியை, எல்லா மூடிகளும் தேவையான உபகரணங்களும் உடன் தானமாக அளித்து—‘விஷ்ணு என்மேல் பிரீதியடையட்டும்’ என்று சொல்ல வேண்டும்।
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Cakra-tīrtha (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A donor presents a sturdy cart yoked with oxen, laden with blankets and equipment, to a temple or community of pilgrims; the donor utters 'Viṣṇur me prīyatām iti' as priests bless the act.
FAQs
Charity becomes worship when offered with the intention of pleasing Viṣṇu.
The instruction is situated in the Cakratīrtha-focused chapter within Dvārakā Māhātmya.
Donate an ox-yoked cart complete with coverings and accessories, dedicating the act to Viṣṇu.