Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
गोदानं तत्र देयं तु ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे । सम्यक्च लभते देवि यात्रायाः फलमूर्जितम्
godānaṃ tatra deyaṃ tu brāhmaṇe vedapārage | samyakca labhate devi yātrāyāḥ phalamūrjitam
அங்கே வேதங்களில் தேர்ந்த பிராமணருக்கு கோதானம் நிச்சயமாக அளிக்க வேண்டும்; அப்பொழுது, தேவி, யாத்திரையின் வலிமையான நிறைந்த பலன் முறையாகக் கிடைக்கும்।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Amareśvara context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Pilgrims at a Prabhāsa shrine courtyard offering a cow (or symbolic go-dāna) to a serene Veda-pāraga brāhmaṇa; the liṅga temple stands behind, with attendants, water pots, and dakṣiṇā tray.
FAQs
Tīrtha merit is completed through dharmic generosity: pilgrimage is perfected by dāna given with discernment.
The Amareśvara context within Prabhāsakṣetra, where the dāna is prescribed.
Perform go-dāna (gift of cows) to a Veda-learned Brāhmaṇa to secure the strengthened fruit of pilgrimage.