Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
गोघ्नो वा ब्रह्महा पापी मुच्यते दुष्कृतैर्नरः । यः संप्रीणयते विप्रांस्तत्र भोज्यैः पृथग्विधैः
goghno vā brahmahā pāpī mucyate duṣkṛtairnaraḥ | yaḥ saṃprīṇayate viprāṃstatra bhojyaiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ
Selbst ein Sünder—sei er Kuhmörder oder Brahmanenmörder—wird von üblen Taten befreit, wenn er dort die Brahmanen mit Speisen vielerlei Art erfreut.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At Prabhāsa, pilgrims arrange a brāhmaṇa-bhojana: leaf-plates laid in rows, vessels of rice, ghee, sweets, and fruits; a penitent donor bows with folded hands before Somnātha’s liṅga in the background.
FAQs
At sacred places, sincere atonement through dharmic giving—especially honoring brāhmaṇas—can cleanse even severe moral transgressions.
Prabhāsakṣetra’s tīrtha/kṣetra connected with the Ikṣvākvīśvara/Vṛṣabheśa Liṅga.
Vipra-tarpaṇa/saṃprīṇana by bhojana-dāna: satisfying brāhmaṇas with various foods as an act of expiation and merit.