Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
परं सन्तिष्ठमानानामस्माकं त्रिदशैः सह । अत्यर्थं जायते तीव्रा क्षुत्पिपासा सुदारुणा
paraṃ santiṣṭhamānānāmasmākaṃ tridaśaiḥ saha | atyarthaṃ jāyate tīvrā kṣutpipāsā sudāruṇā
«Pourtant, même en demeurant là avec les trente dieux, une faim et une soif d’une violence extrême et redoutable naissent en nous.»
Pitṛs
Type: kshetra
Scene: Celestial beings in splendid surroundings suddenly appear distressed—hands on stomach/throat, faces strained—contrasting opulence with inner burning hunger and thirst; the ‘svarga’ backdrop remains bright while the figures show suffering.
FAQs
Even exalted ancestors are portrayed as dependent on dharmic exchange—human offerings and remembrance sustain ancestral welfare.
Not named in this verse; it sets up the need that a tīrtha-based rite may resolve.
Implicitly points toward śrāddha/tarpaṇa (offerings to Pitṛs) as the remedy for their hunger and thirst.