अनावृष्टिहते देशे सस्ये च प्रलयं गते । एकं यो भोजयेद्विप्रं कोटिर्भवति भोजिता
anāvṛṣṭihate deśe sasye ca pralayaṃ gate | ekaṃ yo bhojayedvipraṃ koṭirbhavati bhojitā
Trong xứ sở bị hạn hán tàn phá, khi mùa màng đã diệt vong, ai nuôi ăn dù chỉ một vị Bà-la-môn thì công đức của sự cúng thí ấy ngang với nuôi ăn một koṭi (mười triệu).
Ṛṣis (sages) (as quoted within Śiva’s narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A parched landscape with cracked earth and withered fields; a humble donor offers a single meal to a brāhmaṇa/ascetic under a sparse tree, while the sea-breeze of Prabhāsa and distant Somnātha silhouette suggest the sacred coast.
Charity performed under hardship carries multiplied merit; giving when resources are scarce is especially dharmic.
The teaching appears within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative that culminates in the Akṣamāleśvara/Ugraseneśvara shrine account.
Feeding (bhojana/anna-dāna), specifically feeding a vipra, with stated multiplied spiritual merit during drought.
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