Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 170
यतीनां भोजनं यस्तु यच्छते कृष्णमन्दिरे । सिक्थेसिक्थे भवेत्तृप्तिः पितॄणां युगसंख्यया
yatīnāṃ bhojanaṃ yastu yacchate kṛṣṇamandire | sikthesikthe bhavettṛptiḥ pitṝṇāṃ yugasaṃkhyayā
Quem oferece alimento aos ascetas no templo de Kṛṣṇa—então, a cada bocado, a satisfação alcança os Pitṛs (ancestrais) por um período medido em yugas.
Pitṛs (ancestral beings)
Tirtha: कृष्ण-मन्दिर (Dvārakādhīśa precinct)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside the temple courtyard, yatis sit in a line receiving food; a donor offers each portion with folded hands; with every morsel, luminous ancestral figures appear satisfied in the background sky.
FAQs
Charity performed in a sacred setting—especially feeding renunciants at Kṛṣṇa’s temple—radiates merit to one’s ancestors with extraordinary longevity.
Kṛṣṇa’s temple in the Dvārakā sacred sphere (Dvārakā Māhātmya context).
Yati-bhojana/annadāna: feeding ascetics in Kṛṣṇa’s mandira as a Pitṛ-benefiting act.