Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23
ओदनश्च तथा दाली आढकीसंभवा शुभा । तथा वै मुद्गदाली च पर्पटा वटिका तथा
odanaśca tathā dālī āḍhakīsaṃbhavā śubhā | tathā vai mudgadālī ca parpaṭā vaṭikā tathā
Il y avait de l’odana, riz cuit, et d’heureuses préparations de légumineuses à base d’āḍhakī ; de même des mets de mung, ainsi que des préparations de parpaṭa et de vaṭikā.
Narrator (exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: Large cauldrons of rice and lentils simmering; servers ladle odana and dāl into leaf plates; steam rises; the scene is calm, nourishing, and orderly.
FAQs
Sattvic nourishment offered in charity is dharma in action—simple staples become sacred through giving.
Dharmāraṇya provides the sacred frame; the verse catalogs foods given in the dharmic feast.
Distribution of staple foods—rice and various pulse-based dishes—as part of yajña-associated hospitality/charity.