Skandapurana 17.1.25

17.1.25

pataṃti puruṣā bhadra patrāṇīva punaḥpunaḥ ..
kṛtena yena vipreṃdra svargaṃ prāpnoti nirmalam ..
dānena tapasā caiva tattvamā cakṣva suvrata .. 25 ..

men fall again and again, O Bhadra, like leaves. / By what performed [deed] does one attain spotless heaven, O leader of brahmins, / through giving or austerity? Explain that reality, O one of noble vows." // 25