Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65
यक्ष्मोवाच । तव यज्ञमहं श्रुत्वा दूरादेव पितामह । क्षुत्क्षामकंठश्चायातः समाप्तावद्य कृच्छ्रतः
yakṣmovāca | tava yajñamahaṃ śrutvā dūrādeva pitāmaha | kṣutkṣāmakaṃṭhaścāyātaḥ samāptāvadya kṛcchrataḥ
Yakṣmā dit : «Ô Pitāmaha, ayant entendu de loin parler de ton yajña, je suis venu ; la gorge desséchée et le corps épuisé par la faim. Aujourd’hui, j’arrive avec grande peine, au moment même où le rite s’achève.»
Yakṣma
Scene: Yakṣma, weak and parched, addresses the presiding ‘Grandfather’ at the edge of a concluding sacrifice; offerings are being arranged for the final oblations.
FAQs
Dharma tests a sacrificer at the moment of completion—whether the needy are recognized and cared for.
The verse is part of a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter but does not name a particular tīrtha in this line.
Implicitly, that a yajña’s conclusion should include proper satisfaction of those who arrive seeking sustenance (later made explicit as tarpaṇa/feeding).