Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
पुष्करारण्यमाश्रित्य शाकमूलफलैरपि । एकस्मिन्भोजिते विप्रे कोटिर्भवति भोजिता
puṣkarāraṇyamāśritya śākamūlaphalairapi | ekasminbhojite vipre koṭirbhavati bhojitā
پُشکر کے جنگل کی پناہ لے کر، اگر کوئی صرف ساگ، جڑیں اور پھل ہی سے کسی برہمن کو بھوجن کرائے—تو وہاں ایک برہمن کو کھلانا گویا ایک کروڑ کو کھلانے کے برابر ہے۔
Skanda (contextual attribution within Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Puṣkara
Type: kshetra
Scene: In the sandy Puṣkara forest near the lake, a pilgrim offers a simple leaf-plate meal of vegetables, roots, and fruits to a seated brāhmaṇa; the background suggests the sacred lake and distant ghāṭas, conveying the idea of merit multiplying beyond measure.
FAQs
Charity gains extraordinary merit when performed in a highly sanctified place, even if the offering is simple.
Puṣkarāraṇya (the forest precinct of Puṣkara) is praised as a powerful field for merit.
Feeding a brāhmaṇa (a form of dāna/annadāna), even with simple sāttvika foods like roots and fruits.