Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
ततस्तु स्वयमेवान्नं बुभुजे भार्यया सह । विसृज्य तान्समायातान्स्वजनान्ब्राह्मणैः सह
tatastu svayamevānnaṃ bubhuje bhāryayā saha | visṛjya tānsamāyātānsvajanānbrāhmaṇaiḥ saha
Puis il prit lui-même son repas avec son épouse, après avoir congédié avec respect ceux qui étaient venus — ses proches, avec les brahmanes.
Narrator (contextual, within Sūta’s narration)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: After the charitable feast, the host respectfully sees off kinsmen and brāhmaṇas at the threshold; later, he and his wife sit together to eat in a quiet inner courtyard.
FAQs
After fulfilling duties of generosity and hospitality, the householder partakes of food in an orderly, dharmic manner.
The setting remains the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya within Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
Implied dharma-krama (proper sequence): receive guests, give dāna, then take one’s meal.