Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 22
तिलोदकीसरय्वोश्च संगमे लोकविश्रुते । दत्त्वान्नं च विधानेन न स भूयोऽभिजायते
tilodakīsarayvośca saṃgame lokaviśrute | dattvānnaṃ ca vidhānena na sa bhūyo'bhijāyate
تِلُودَکی اور سرَیُو کے عالمگیر طور پر مشہور سنگم پر جو شخص طریقے کے مطابق اَنّ دان کرے، وہ پھر دوبارہ جنم نہیں لیتا۔
Narrator (contextual; Ayodhyāmāhātmya)
Tirtha: Tilodakī–Sarayū Saṅgama
Type: sangam
Scene: At the confluence ghat, a pilgrim distributes bowls of food to brāhmaṇas, ascetics, and the poor; the rivers meet behind; a symbolic wheel of rebirth fades or breaks, indicating ‘na bhūyo’bhijāyate’.
FAQs
When performed at a powerful tīrtha and done properly, compassionate giving (anna-dāna) becomes a direct path toward liberation.
The Tilodakī–Sarayū confluence (saṅgama), celebrated as lokaviśruta.
Vidhivat anna-dāna—donating food according to prescribed rites/etiquette at the saṅgama.