Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
यात्रायां गच्छमानस्य मध्याह्ने क्षुधितस्य च । अन्नं ददाति यो भक्त्या शृणु तस्यापि यद्भवेत्
yātrāyāṃ gacchamānasya madhyāhne kṣudhitasya ca | annaṃ dadāti yo bhaktyā śṛṇu tasyāpi yadbhavet
Ai với lòng sùng tín bố thí thức ăn cho người hành hương đang trên đường, đói vào giữa trưa—hãy lắng nghe quả phúc cũng sẽ đến với người ấy.
Sūta (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: At midday under a bright sky, a pilgrim rests in shade; a devotee offers a leaf-plate meal and water with reverence; the road to Dvārakā continues beyond, with distant temple flags.
FAQs
Feeding pilgrims with devotion is a direct dharmic offering that generates great merit.
Dvārakā is the broader Māhātmya setting; the verse focuses on service to those traveling there.
Anna-dāna: giving food to a hungry pilgrim, especially at midday during the journey.