Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 129
एवं चिन्तयतस्तस्य सोंऽत्यजो द्विजरूपधृक् । भिक्षार्थं तद्गृहं प्राप्तो दृष्टस्तेन महात्मना
evaṃ cintayatastasya soṃ'tyajo dvijarūpadhṛk | bhikṣārthaṃ tadgṛhaṃ prāpto dṛṣṭastena mahātmanā
وبينما كان يفكّر هكذا، أقبل منبوذٌ متشبّهٌ بهيئة «المولود مرّتَين» إلى ذلك البيت يلتمس الصدقة، فرآه ذلك الرجل العظيم النفس.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: At the doorway of a house, a figure in ascetic/brāhmaṇa guise holds a begging bowl; subtle signs of his outcaste identity peek through (torn hem, shadowed face). The noble householder notices him, startled.
FAQs
Puranic narratives often test discernment and compassion; external appearance may conceal the true identity and intent of a visitor.
The verse itself does not specify a tīrtha; it continues the chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya storyline.
Bhikṣā (alms) is referenced as the immediate occasion; no formal rite is detailed.