Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 12
स्थाल्यैतया महाभागे यावंतोऽन्नार्थिनो जनाः । तावंतस्तृप्तिमाप्स्यंति यावच्च त्वं न भोक्ष्यसे
sthālyaitayā mahābhāge yāvaṃto'nnārthino janāḥ | tāvaṃtastṛptimāpsyaṃti yāvacca tvaṃ na bhokṣyase
‘O noble lady, by means of this bowl, as many people as come seeking food—so many will attain satisfaction, so long as you yourself have not eaten.’
Sūrya (contextual boon-speech; framed by Skanda’s narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The divine voice/figure indicates the bowl’s rule: crowds of hungry seekers approach; the bowl remains full while Draupadī has not eaten, symbolizing service before self.
FAQs
Hospitality and feeding the hungry come first; self-restraint turns food into dharma and merit.
Kāśī is the sacred milieu where such dharmic boons and their rules are proclaimed.
A vrata-like rule: the vessel feeds all seekers until the recipient herself eats.