Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 133
ब्राह्मणान्भोजयामास स्वयमेवौषधीपतिः । ददौ सर्वं तदा तेषां प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिनाम्
brāhmaṇānbhojayāmāsa svayamevauṣadhīpatiḥ | dadau sarvaṃ tadā teṣāṃ prabhāsakṣetravāsinām
Alors le Seigneur des plantes médicinales, de sa propre main, nourrit les brāhmaṇas; et, en ce temps-là, il donna tout à ceux qui demeuraient dans le saint kṣetra de Prabhāsa.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Varānanā Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Soma, ‘Lord of Herbs’, personally serves a feast to brāhmaṇas seated in rows; vessels of rice, ghee, and herbal preparations; kṣetra residents receive gifts nearby.
FAQs
At a tīrtha, dharma expresses itself as service—especially feeding and supporting brāhmaṇas and the local sacred community.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where generosity toward residents and brāhmaṇas is portrayed as a hallmark of the place’s sanctity.
Bhojana/annadāna—feeding brāhmaṇas—is explicitly described as the righteous act.