Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 148
यता तृणं पशूनां च नराणामन्नमुच्यते । एवं दैवतयोनीनामन्नसारस्य भोजनम्
yatā tṛṇaṃ paśūnāṃ ca narāṇāmannamucyate | evaṃ daivatayonīnāmannasārasya bhojanam
Just as grass is called the food of animals, and grain or meal is called the food of human beings, so for those born in divine modes, the essence of food is their nourishment.
Mahākāla
Scene: A teaching tableau using a three-tier analogy: cattle grazing, humans eating cooked grain, and luminous subtle beings receiving a rising ‘essence’ from offerings at a ritual altar.
FAQs
Different realms have different modes of ‘eating’: devas and subtle beings partake of the essence (sāra), validating ritual offering as subtle transfer.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
Implicitly supports offering food in ritual with the understanding that subtle recipients take its essence.