Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
विष्णुर्दीपेन संतुष्टो यथा भवति पुत्रक । तथा यज्ञसहस्रैश्च वरं नैव प्रयच्छति
viṣṇurdīpena saṃtuṣṭo yathā bhavati putraka | tathā yajñasahasraiśca varaṃ naiva prayacchati
Mein Kind, Viṣṇu ist durch die Darbringung einer Lampe so erfreut, dass selbst tausend Opfer ihn nicht so leicht dazu bewegen, einen Segen zu gewähren.
Brahmā
Tirtha: Viṣṇu-dīpa-dāna (rite-centered)
Type: temple
Listener: Nārada
Scene: Brahmā affectionately addresses Nārada as ‘child,’ pointing to a single bright lamp before Viṣṇu; in the background, grand sacrificial altars fade, showing that the lamp’s devotion surpasses ritual grandeur.
FAQs
Sincere, accessible devotion can outweigh grand ritualism; God’s grace is drawn by bhakti expressed through simple offerings.
A Viṣṇu temple context is implied, but this verse focuses on the comparative merit of dīpadāna versus yajña rather than a named site.
Perform dīpadāna (offering a lamp) to please Viṣṇu; it is praised as exceptionally effective compared to large-scale sacrifices.