Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52
हिरण्यगर्भो विज्ञेयः स साक्षाद्वटरूपधृक् । तत्समीपे द्विजान्भक्त्या संभोज्याक्षय पुण्यभाक्
hiraṇyagarbho vijñeyaḥ sa sākṣādvaṭarūpadhṛk | tatsamīpe dvijānbhaktyā saṃbhojyākṣaya puṇyabhāk
तेथे हिरण्यगर्भ साक्षात् वट-रूप धारण करून आहेत, असे जाणावे. त्याच्या समीप भक्तीने द्विजांना भोजन घातल्यास अक्षय पुण्य प्राप्त होते.
Skanda
Tirtha: Akṣaya-vaṭa (Hiraṇyagarbha-svarūpa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Under the banyan identified as Hiraṇyagarbha, a devotee respectfully serves food to seated brāhmaṇas; the tree subtly radiates a golden cosmic aura; offerings and water pots are arranged neatly.
FAQs
Devotional charity at a sacred site yields enduring merit, especially when performed near a divinely charged locus like Akṣaya-vaṭa.
Akṣaya-vaṭa at Prayāga, identified with Hiraṇyagarbha’s manifestation.
Dvija-bhojana (feeding Brāhmaṇas) performed with bhakti near Akṣaya-vaṭa.