Skandapurana 6.3.209.113

6.3.209.113

saṃvatsarakṛtātpuṇyātsa bahirbhavati śrutiḥ .
tasmātsarvaprayatnena tīrthaṃ sarvaguṇānvitam .. 209.113 ..

falls outside the religious merit accrued over a year, so says the Veda.
Therefore, with every effort, to a sacred ford endowed with all virtues