Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66
एकं यो भोजयेत्तत्र ब्राह्मणं शंसितव्रतम् । गोप्रचारे महातीर्थे कोटिर्भवतिभोजिता
ekaṃ yo bhojayettatra brāhmaṇaṃ śaṃsitavratam | gopracāre mahātīrthe koṭirbhavatibhojitā
جو کوئی وہاں ایک ہی برہمن کو—جو ستودہ ورتوں پر قائم ہو—بھوجن کرائے، گوپراچار نامی مہا تیرتھ میں وہ ایسا ہے گویا ایک کروڑ کو بھوجن کرایا گیا ہو۔
Skanda (deduced; speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Gopracāra Mahātīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: At Gopracāra tīrtha, a pilgrim hosts a single austere brāhmaṇa, serving a leaf-plate meal with water and respectful gestures; the background suggests a sacred bank and a small shrine.
FAQs
At a power-filled tīrtha, even a small act of hospitality becomes vast merit when done with dharmic intent.
The verse highlights the Mahātīrtha named Gopracāra within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Bhojana-dāna/annadāna—feeding a vow-observant Brāhmaṇa at the tīrtha.