Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
पथि कृष्णस्य यो भक्त्या ग्रासमेकं प्रयच्छति । द्वीपांता तेन दत्ता भूः पुण्यस्यान्तो न विद्यते
pathi kṛṣṇasya yo bhaktyā grāsamekaṃ prayacchati | dvīpāṃtā tena dattā bhūḥ puṇyasyānto na vidyate
کِرشن کے راستے میں جو کوئی بھکتی سے ایک لقمہ بھی پیش کرے، گویا اس نے براعظموں کے کناروں تک زمین دان کر دی؛ ایسے پُنّیہ کی کوئی انتہا نہیں۔
Śrī Nārada (continuing)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Kṛṣṇa-mārga context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: On a dusty coastal road, a pilgrim offers a single morsel to a hungry traveler/ascetic; the act is shown with a cosmic overlay—earth encircled by oceans/continents—symbolizing ‘donation of the whole world’ and endless merit.
FAQs
Devotion transforms even the smallest gift into immeasurable merit when offered in a sacred pilgrimage spirit.
The Dvārakā pilgrimage route, described as ‘Kṛṣṇa’s path’.
Give food (even one morsel) with bhakti while traveling on the sacred route.