Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
सर्वपुण्येषु तीर्थेषु देवतायतनेषु च । कृतैर्यज्ञायुतैस्तत्र व्रतदानैश्च पुष्कलैः
sarvapuṇyeṣu tīrtheṣu devatāyataneṣu ca | kṛtairyajñāyutaistatra vratadānaiśca puṣkalaiḥ
（此功德）等同于遍历一切神圣的圣地（tīrtha）与诸神庙宇所得之福德——如同在那里举行了成千上万次祭祀（yajña），并伴以丰盛的誓戒与慷慨布施。
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Sarva-tīrtha (collective)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvija-s (brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A grand symbolic tableau: countless tīrthas and temples appear as luminous icons around a central devotee performing the Dvādaśī observance; in the background, a vast yajña arena with many fires is shown as being ‘matched’ by the single act of devotion.
FAQs
The Purāṇas magnify devotional observances by equating them with vast sacrificial and charitable acts performed across holy places.
Not one site but the totality of holy tīrthas and devatā-temples is invoked to measure the magnitude of the fruit.
The verse references yajña, vrata, and dāna as benchmarks of merit, implying the earlier vigil-worship matches them in fruit.