Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
अन्यत्र वै यतीनां तु कोटीनां यत्फलं भवेत् । द्वारकायां तु चैकेन भोजितेन ततोऽधिकम्
anyatra vai yatīnāṃ tu koṭīnāṃ yatphalaṃ bhavet | dvārakāyāṃ tu caikena bhojitena tato'dhikam
Apa jua pahala yang terhasil di tempat lain daripada menjamu berjuta-juta pertapa—di Dvārakā, pahala itu dilampaui hanya dengan menjamu seorang sahaja.
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Dvārakā offers a simple meal to a single ascetic seated calmly near a ghat/temple; above, an unseen scale of merit tilts dramatically, suggesting the kṣetra’s amplifying power.
FAQs
Place and sanctity amplify dharma: charity performed in a highly praised tīrtha yields extraordinary fruit.
Dvārakā is explicitly glorified as surpassing other places in the fruit of feeding (annadāna).
Feeding (bhojana/annadāna), especially to renunciants or worthy recipients, is recommended as exceptionally fruitful at Dvārakā.