Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
यात्रायां गच्छमानस्य मध्याह्ने क्षुधितस्य च । अन्नं ददाति यो भक्त्या शृणु तस्यापि यद्भवेत्
yātrāyāṃ gacchamānasya madhyāhne kṣudhitasya ca | annaṃ dadāti yo bhaktyā śṛṇu tasyāpi yadbhavet
যাত্ৰাত গৈ থকা আৰু মধ্যাহ্নত ক্ষুধিত যাত্ৰীক যি ভক্তিৰে অন্ন দিয়ে—শুনা, তাৰো কি ফল হয়।
Sūta (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: At midday under a bright sky, a pilgrim rests in shade; a devotee offers a leaf-plate meal and water with reverence; the road to Dvārakā continues beyond, with distant temple flags.
FAQs
Feeding pilgrims with devotion is a direct dharmic offering that generates great merit.
Dvārakā is the broader Māhātmya setting; the verse focuses on service to those traveling there.
Anna-dāna: giving food to a hungry pilgrim, especially at midday during the journey.