Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
एकं यो भोजयेत्तत्र ब्राह्मणं सूर्यसंनिधौ । कोटिभोज्यं कृतं तेन इत्याह भगवान्हरिः
ekaṃ yo bhojayettatra brāhmaṇaṃ sūryasaṃnidhau | koṭibhojyaṃ kṛtaṃ tena ityāha bhagavānhariḥ
जो तेथे सूर्यसन्निधानी एक ब्राह्मणासही भोजन घालतो, त्याने जणू कोटी ब्राह्मणांना भोजन घातल्याचे फळ मिळते—असे भगवान् हरि सांगतात।
Unspecified (citing the authority of Bhagavān Hari)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Sūrya-sannidhi within Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Varānanā (a goddess/Devī addressed in adjacent verses)
Scene: At Prabhāsa near the sea, a pilgrim offers a meal to a seated Brāhmaṇa at sunrise; Sūrya’s disc glows above the horizon, sanctifying the act; nearby are tīrtha markers and temple silhouettes.
FAQs
Even a small act of charity, when done in a supremely sacred setting, carries vast spiritual weight.
Prabhāsakṣetra, specifically the act done in Sūrya’s presence there.
Feeding a Brāhmaṇa (annadāna) near/before Sūrya—said to equal feeding a crore.