Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
यात्रायां गच्छमानस्य मध्याह्ने क्षुधितस्य च । अन्नं ददाति यो भक्त्या शृणु तस्यापि यद्भवेत्
yātrāyāṃ gacchamānasya madhyāhne kṣudhitasya ca | annaṃ dadāti yo bhaktyā śṛṇu tasyāpi yadbhavet
यात्रा में जाते हुए और मध्याह्न में भूखे यात्री को जो भक्ति से अन्न देता है, सुनो—उसके लिए भी क्या फल होता है।
Sūta (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: At midday under a bright sky, a pilgrim rests in shade; a devotee offers a leaf-plate meal and water with reverence; the road to Dvārakā continues beyond, with distant temple flags.
FAQs
Feeding pilgrims with devotion is a direct dharmic offering that generates great merit.
Dvārakā is the broader Māhātmya setting; the verse focuses on service to those traveling there.
Anna-dāna: giving food to a hungry pilgrim, especially at midday during the journey.