Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
त्वद्गृहे कर्तुमिच्छामि ह्येभिः सह सुसंस्कृतम् । ततस्तं ब्रह्माणं दृष्ट्वा यजमानसमन्विताः
tvadgṛhe kartumicchāmi hyebhiḥ saha susaṃskṛtam | tatastaṃ brahmāṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā yajamānasamanvitāḥ
«Je souhaite préparer dans ta demeure un repas bien apprêté, avec ceux-ci.» Puis, voyant ce brāhmane, les maîtres de maison, en qualité de yajamānas, réagirent en conséquence.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha sphere
Type: kshetra
Listener: assembly of sages (e.g., Śaunaka’s circle)
Scene: A humble householder setting; a strange brāhmaṇa-guest requests a carefully prepared meal; householders gather with ritual intent, tension visible in their faces.
FAQs
Ritual status (as yajamāna) is tested by real-world compassion; dharma is proven by conduct, not labels.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse continues the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative set along the Narmadā.
Reference to su-saṃskṛta bhojana (properly prepared meal) and the yajamāna context (ritual patronage).