Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 12
पुनरागत्य स मुनिर्दुर्वासा गतकल्मषः । भुक्त्वा च पायसं सद्यः स जगाम निजाश्रमम्
punarāgatya sa munirdurvāsā gatakalmaṣaḥ | bhuktvā ca pāyasaṃ sadyaḥ sa jagāma nijāśramam
Als er wiederkehrte, war der Weise Durvāsā von aller Befleckung gereinigt; er aß das Pāyasa, den süßen Milchreis, und kehrte sogleich in seine eigene Einsiedelei zurück.
Narrator (Ayodhyāmāhātmya frame; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa—traditionally Brahmā to Nārada)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Durvāsā sits briefly, accepts a bowl of pāyasa, eats with composed face; a faint dark haze lifts (symbolic kalmaṣa removal). He rises and departs immediately toward his hermitage.
FAQs
Pure hospitality and sanctified food offerings support purification and the peaceful completion of sacred encounters.
Ayodhyā is the sacred narrative setting; the verse centers on āśrama hospitality rather than a named tīrtha.
Offering and consuming pāyasa as honored food is implied; the verse also hints at purification (gata-kalmaṣa).