Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
तत्र तीर्थे तु यो भक्त्या ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेच्छुचिः । तेन सम्यग्विधानेन कोटिर्भवति भोजिता
tatra tīrthe tu yo bhaktyā brāhmaṇān bhojayecchuciḥ | tena samyagvidhānena koṭirbhavati bhojitā
En ce tīrtha, quiconque, demeurant pur, nourrit avec dévotion les brāhmaṇas, par ce rite accompli selon la juste ordonnance obtient un mérite comme s’il en avait nourri un koṭi (dix millions).
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Soma-tīrtha (within Revā-khaṇḍa)
Type: ghat
Scene: On a riverbank tīrtha with a small shrine and sacrificial markers, a pure devotee offers a formal meal to seated brāhmaṇas; vessels, water-pot, and offerings arranged with ritual order; the river glints behind, suggesting Soma’s sanctity.
FAQs
Devotional charity performed with purity and right method becomes vastly magnified in a sacred place.
Somatīrtha, where acts of dāna—especially feeding—are said to yield multiplied merit.
Feed brāhmaṇas at the tīrtha with devotion, purity, and correct procedure (samyag-vidhi).