जांबूनदमयं दिव्यं विमानं सूर्यसन्निभम् । दिव्याप्सरोभिः संकीर्णमन्नदो लभतेऽक्षयम्
jāṃbūnadamayaṃ divyaṃ vimānaṃ sūryasannibham | divyāpsarobhiḥ saṃkīrṇamannado labhate'kṣayam
ਜੋ ਅੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਅਖਯ ਫਲ ਪਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ: ਜਾਂਬੂਨਦ-ਸੁਵਰਨ ਦਾ ਦਿਵ੍ਯ ਵਿਮਾਨ, ਸੂਰਜ ਸਮਾਨ ਤੇਜਸਵੀ, ਅਤੇ ਦਿਵ੍ਯ ਅਪਸਰਾਵਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਪੂਰ।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narration style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (anna-dāna in śrāddha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A golden, sun-bright vimāna descends in the sky above the coastal tīrtha; apsarases surround it as the donor completes anna-dāna during śrāddha.
Annadāna (the gift of food) is exalted as a source of akṣaya merit and heavenly attainment.
The teaching occurs within the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, highlighting Prabhāsa as a potent field for śrāddha and dāna.
Giving food (anna-dāna), especially in the śrāddha context, with the promise of imperishable fruit.
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