Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
ततस्तं प्रार्थयामास गत्वा भोज्यं च स द्विजाः । तेनापि स द्विजः प्रोक्तस्तदासौ द्विजसत्तमाः
tatastaṃ prārthayāmāsa gatvā bhojyaṃ ca sa dvijāḥ | tenāpi sa dvijaḥ proktastadāsau dvijasattamāḥ
Alors ce brāhmane s’approcha et demanda de la nourriture. Et le maître de maison s’adressa alors à ce brāhmane—ô meilleur des deux-fois-nés—en ces termes.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A brāhmaṇa-pilgrim approaches a householder and respectfully asks for food; the host turns to speak, beginning to lay down conditions.
FAQs
A pilgrim’s need invites the householder’s dharma of hospitality, framed through direct dialogue.
The episode occurs within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter; this verse itself does not specify the site.
Requesting and granting bhojana (food) as a form of charity/hospitality.