Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
दानवान्पुरुषः पापं नालं कर्तुमिति श्रुतिः । स्थाणुभक्तो जन्ममृत्यू नाप्नोतीति श्रुति स्तथा
dānavānpuruṣaḥ pāpaṃ nālaṃ kartumiti śrutiḥ | sthāṇubhakto janmamṛtyū nāpnotīti śruti stathā
شروتی کہتی ہے کہ سخی انسان گناہ کرنے کے لائق نہیں رہتا۔ اسی طرح شروتی کہتی ہے کہ سْتھانُو (شیو) کا بھکت جنم اور مرتیو کو نہیں پاتا۔
Sārasvata (continued)
Scene: Two-panel moral tableau: left, a householder giving alms, with dark ‘sin’ motifs receding; right, a devotee absorbed in Śiva-bhakti, with a broken chain symbolizing release from birth and death, Śiva as Sthāṇu blessing.
FAQs
Charity purifies conduct, and devotion to Śiva is presented as a direct means toward liberation beyond the cycle of birth and death.
No specific site is mentioned.
Cultivate dāna (charitable giving) and sthāṇu-bhakti (devotion to Śiva) as scripturally endorsed practices.