Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
अन्यत्र वै यतीनां तु कोटीनां यत्फलं भवेत् । द्वारकायां तु चैकेन भोजितेन ततोऽधिकम्
anyatra vai yatīnāṃ tu koṭīnāṃ yatphalaṃ bhavet | dvārakāyāṃ tu caikena bhojitena tato'dhikam
Welcher Verdienst auch anderswo daraus erwächst, Millionen von Asketen zu speisen—in Dvārakā wird dieser Lohn schon dadurch übertroffen, dass man auch nur einen einzigen speist.
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Dvārakā offers a simple meal to a single ascetic seated calmly near a ghat/temple; above, an unseen scale of merit tilts dramatically, suggesting the kṣetra’s amplifying power.
FAQs
Place and sanctity amplify dharma: charity performed in a highly praised tīrtha yields extraordinary fruit.
Dvārakā is explicitly glorified as surpassing other places in the fruit of feeding (annadāna).
Feeding (bhojana/annadāna), especially to renunciants or worthy recipients, is recommended as exceptionally fruitful at Dvārakā.