Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33
विप्राणां भोजनं शक्त्या सर्वतीर्थेष्वयं विधिः । प्रायश्चित्तनिमित्तं च यो व्रजेद्यतमानसः
viprāṇāṃ bhojanaṃ śaktyā sarvatīrtheṣvayaṃ vidhiḥ | prāyaścittanimittaṃ ca yo vrajedyatamānasaḥ
En tout tīrtha, telle est la règle juste : selon ses moyens, on doit nourrir les brāhmaṇa. Et celui qui part en pèlerinage comme prāyaścitta, l’esprit discipliné et retenu, observe cette ordonnance.
Skanda (deduced; Revā Khaṇḍa instructional discourse)
Tirtha: Sarva-tīrtha (general rule)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna) implied
Scene: Pilgrims at a tīrtha set up a simple feeding place: brāhmaṇas seated in a row receiving food; the donor offers with folded hands; in the background, a traveler with staff and waterpot walks with downcast, disciplined gaze.
FAQs
Pilgrimage becomes purifying when joined with charity—especially feeding the worthy—done with a disciplined mind.
The rule is stated as universal for all tīrthas, within the Revā/Narmadā pilgrimage framework of the Skanda Purāṇa.
Brāhmaṇa-bhojana (feeding brāhmaṇas) according to one’s means, as part of prāyaścitta-oriented tīrtha-yātrā.