Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 151
बहूदकस्य तीरे च द्विजमेकं च भोजयेत् । यो मिष्टान्नेन तस्य स्याद्विप्रकोटिश्च भोजिता
bahūdakasya tīre ca dvijamekaṃ ca bhojayet | yo miṣṭānnena tasya syādviprakoṭiśca bhojitā
At kung ang sinuman ay magpakain kahit isang brāhmaṇa sa pampang ng Bahūdaka—ang pagpapakain sa kanya ng matatamis na pagkain ay ibinibilang, para sa taong iyon, na parang nakapagpakain ng isang krore ng mga brāhmaṇa.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Bahūdaka
Type: ghat
Scene: On the riverbank, a householder offers miṣṭānna on leaf-plates to a seated brāhmaṇa; water-pot and flowers nearby; a small shrine in the background; attendants preparing more food; the river glimmers beside them.
FAQs
Even small acts of charity become vast in merit when offered at a powerful tīrtha with right intention.
Bahūdaka tīra.
Feeding a dvija (brāhmaṇa), especially with miṣṭānna (sweet food), as a form of dāna.