Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 148
यता तृणं पशूनां च नराणामन्नमुच्यते । एवं दैवतयोनीनामन्नसारस्य भोजनम्
yatā tṛṇaṃ paśūnāṃ ca narāṇāmannamucyate | evaṃ daivatayonīnāmannasārasya bhojanam
De même que l’herbe est dite nourriture des bêtes et le grain ou le repas nourriture des hommes, ainsi, pour ceux qui naissent en condition divine, c’est l’essence de la nourriture qui les sustente.
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.