Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
तत्र स्नात्वा तु यो भक्त्या ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेन्नृप । स्वल्पान्नेनापि दत्तेन तस्य चान्तो न विद्यते
tatra snātvā tu yo bhaktyā brāhmaṇān bhojayennṛpa | svalpānnenāpi dattena tasya cānto na vidyate
王よ、そこで沐浴し、信愛をもってバラモンたちに食を施す者は――たとえわずかな供物であっても――その功徳は尽きることがない。
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: देवशिला
Type: kshetra
Listener: उत्तानपाद (राजा)
Scene: रेवा-तट पर देवशिला के समीप स्नान कर भक्त राजा/यात्री ब्राह्मणों को पत्तल पर अन्न परोसता है; पीछे नदी-प्रवाह, शिला-चिह्न, धूप-दीप
FAQs
At a sacred tīrtha, even modest charity offered with devotion becomes vast and enduring merit.
The Devaśilā tīrtha area associated with Śūlabheda in Revā Khaṇḍa.
Bathe at the tīrtha and feed Brāhmaṇas (annadāna), even if the offering is small.
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