भोजनं सततं देयं यथाशक्त्या घृत प्लुतम् । तन्मया हि यतः प्राणा अतः पुष्यंति प्राणिनः
bhojanaṃ satataṃ deyaṃ yathāśaktyā ghṛta plutam | tanmayā hi yataḥ prāṇā ataḥ puṣyaṃti prāṇinaḥ
کھانا ہمیشہ دینا چاہیے، اپنی طاقت کے مطابق گھی سے آراستہ کر کے؛ کیونکہ اسی سے جان قائم رہتی ہے، اس لیے مخلوق غذا ہی سے پھلتی پھولتی ہے۔
Skanda (deduced from Māhātmya instruction tone)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king / general audience within the māhātmya
Scene: A continuous annadāna scene: large pots of food, servers ladling ghee over rice, lines of pilgrims and the poor receiving meals; the atmosphere is nourishing and orderly, suggesting ‘prāṇa’ being sustained.
Food-giving is life-giving; consistent charity, suited to one’s capacity, is upheld as sustaining dharma itself.
Vastrāpatha Kṣetra in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa setting, where anna-dāna is praised as especially fruitful.
Regular offering of meals, ideally with ghee, as part of ongoing dāna and hospitality.