Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 140
Puṣkara Mahatmya: Brahmā’s Lotus-Tīrtha, Sacrifice, Initiation, and Kṣetra-Dharma
तस्य भुक्ता भवेत्कोटिर्विप्राणां नात्र संशयः । यः पात्रपूरणीं भिक्षां यतीनां तु प्रयच्छति
tasya bhuktā bhavetkoṭirviprāṇāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ | yaḥ pātrapūraṇīṃ bhikṣāṃ yatīnāṃ tu prayacchati
对那位将布施赐予出家行者、把他们的钵盂盛满乞食之物的人而言，等同于供养了一千万婆罗门——对此毫无疑问。
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Adhyaya 15)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भवेत्कोटिः = भवेत् + कोटिः; कोटिर्विप्राणाम् = कोटिः + विप्राणाम्; नात्र = न + अत्र.
FAQs
It states that the giver gains the merit equivalent to feeding a crore of brāhmaṇas, especially when the alms fully fill the renunciants’ begging-bowls.
It means alms given in a complete and satisfying measure—food/charity that “fills the vessel” (the ascetic’s bowl), implying generosity rather than minimal giving.
It praises wholehearted generosity and support of spiritual mendicants, presenting such charity as a high form of dharmic giving with great spiritual fruit.