Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 151
बहूदकस्य तीरे च द्विजमेकं च भोजयेत् । यो मिष्टान्नेन तस्य स्याद्विप्रकोटिश्च भोजिता
bahūdakasya tīre ca dvijamekaṃ ca bhojayet | yo miṣṭānnena tasya syādviprakoṭiśca bhojitā
Und wenn jemand am Ufer der Bahūdakā auch nur einen einzigen Brāhmaṇa speist—ihn mit süßer Speise bewirtet—so gilt es ihm, als hätte er ein Krore Brāhmaṇas gespeist.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Bahūdaka
Type: ghat
Scene: On the riverbank, a householder offers miṣṭānna on leaf-plates to a seated brāhmaṇa; water-pot and flowers nearby; a small shrine in the background; attendants preparing more food; the river glimmers beside them.
FAQs
Even small acts of charity become vast in merit when offered at a powerful tīrtha with right intention.
Bahūdaka tīra.
Feeding a dvija (brāhmaṇa), especially with miṣṭānna (sweet food), as a form of dāna.