Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
पुष्करारण्यमाश्रित्य शाकमूलफलैरपि । एकस्मिन्भोजिते विप्रे कोटिर्भवति भोजिता
puṣkarāraṇyamāśritya śākamūlaphalairapi | ekasminbhojite vipre koṭirbhavati bhojitā
പുഷ്കരാരണ്യത്തെ ആശ്രയിച്ച്, ശാകം–മൂലം–ഫലം മാത്രമെങ്കിലും ഒരു ബ്രാഹ്മണനെ ഭോജനിപ്പിച്ചാൽ, അവിടെ ഒരാളെ ഭോജനിപ്പിച്ചതുതന്നെ കോടി പേരെ ഭോജനിപ്പിച്ചതിന് തുല്യഫലം നൽകുന്നു।
Skanda (contextual attribution within Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Puṣkara
Type: kshetra
Scene: In the sandy Puṣkara forest near the lake, a pilgrim offers a simple leaf-plate meal of vegetables, roots, and fruits to a seated brāhmaṇa; the background suggests the sacred lake and distant ghāṭas, conveying the idea of merit multiplying beyond measure.
FAQs
Charity gains extraordinary merit when performed in a highly sanctified place, even if the offering is simple.
Puṣkarāraṇya (the forest precinct of Puṣkara) is praised as a powerful field for merit.
Feeding a brāhmaṇa (a form of dāna/annadāna), even with simple sāttvika foods like roots and fruits.