Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 135
युष्माकं प्रीणनं कृत्वाऽ तृप्तिं यास्यंति देवताः । भवंतो भूमिदेवा वै सर्वे पूज्या भविष्यथ
yuṣmākaṃ prīṇanaṃ kṛtvā' tṛptiṃ yāsyaṃti devatāḥ | bhavaṃto bhūmidevā vai sarve pūjyā bhaviṣyatha
เมื่อทำให้ท่านทั้งหลายพอใจ เหล่าเทวะก็ย่อมบรรลุความอิ่มเอมแท้จริง ท่านทั้งหลายเป็น ‘เทวะบนแผ่นดิน’ โดยแท้ และท่านทั้งปวงจักเป็นผู้ควรแก่การบูชา
Gāyatrī (Veda-mātā, personified)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (and by extension pilgrims/hearers)
Scene: Gāyatrī proclaims that the gods are satisfied when brāhmaṇas are satisfied; the brāhmaṇas are hailed as ‘earthly gods’ and become worthy of worship.
FAQs
Service to worthy brāhmaṇas is presented as a direct way to please the devas and establish dharma in the world.
The teaching occurs in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, pointing to Prabhāsa as a prime field for merit.
The implied prescription is to please and honor brāhmaṇas—primarily through hospitality, gifts, and reverential worship.