Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
ब्राह्मणान्भोजयित्वा तु मिष्टान्नेन स्वशक्तितः । स यास्यति न सन्देहो मम लोकं सुदुर्लभम्
brāhmaṇānbhojayitvā tu miṣṭānnena svaśaktitaḥ | sa yāsyati na sandeho mama lokaṃ sudurlabham
Having fed Brahmins to the best of one’s ability with sweet and wholesome food, that person—without doubt—attains My exceedingly hard-to-reach realm.
Pulastya (contextual, continuing narration in this adhyāya)
Tirtha: Pitāmaha-pada at Arbuda (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Following worship, a pilgrim hosts seated Brāhmaṇas on clean mats, serving sweet rice and wholesome dishes; the sacred footprint shrine remains in the background under the full moon.
FAQs
Serving Brahmins with faith—within one’s means—is praised as a powerful act of merit that leads to exalted spiritual attainment.
The broader passage belongs to the Arbuda Khaṇḍa’s glorification of the Brahmapada (Brahmā’s footprint) sacred spot connected with Mount Arbuda.
Brahmin-feeding (brāhmaṇa-bhojana), specifically offering sweet/auspicious food according to one’s capacity.