Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
पूर्वे वयसि संस्थश्च दर्शनीयतमाकृतिः । क्षुत्क्षामः सुपरिश्रांतो मध्याह्ने समुपस्थिते
pūrve vayasi saṃsthaśca darśanīyatamākṛtiḥ | kṣutkṣāmaḥ supariśrāṃto madhyāhne samupasthite
كان لا يزال في ريعان الشباب، حسنَ الهيئة جدًّا؛ غير أنّه عند حلول الظهيرة كان قد أنهكه الجوع، فهزل جسده واشتدّ عليه الإعياء.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A youthful, handsome pilgrim stands at midday, visibly exhausted and hungry, dust on limbs, sun overhead; the road or outskirts of a settlement near a sacred route.
FAQs
Even a disciplined pilgrim faces bodily hardship, setting the stage for dharma through hospitality and compassion.
The verse describes conditions during travel/arrival; it does not name a particular tīrtha.
No direct ritual; the timing (midday) implicitly relates to customary meal/hospitality practices.