Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 83
अन्नानि रसमिश्राणि दत्त्वा दामोदराग्रतः । गतास्ते विष्णु भुवनं नागच्छंति महीतले
annāni rasamiśrāṇi dattvā dāmodarāgrataḥ | gatāste viṣṇu bhuvanaṃ nāgacchaṃti mahītale
दामोदरासमोर रसयुक्त अन्न अर्पण करून ते विष्णुलोकास गेले; मग ते पुन्हा पृथ्वीवर येत नाहीत।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration context)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha tīrtha (Dāmodara-sannidhi)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A shrine of Dāmodara (Kṛṣṇa/Vişṇu) with garlands; devotees presenting platters of richly flavored foods; brāhmaṇas and pilgrims seated for feeding; a luminous path symbolizing ascent to Viṣṇu-bhuvana.
FAQs
Food-offering and charity done with devotion before Viṣṇu (Dāmodara) leads to the highest spiritual destination.
The Vastrāpathakṣetra tīrtha-context in Prabhāsa, where offerings before Dāmodara are said to bear extraordinary fruit.
Anna-dāna: giving prepared, flavorful food as an offering/charity in the presence of Dāmodara.