Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
रसा रसैर्नियंतव्या न त्वेव लवणं रसैः । कृतान्नं च कृतान्नेन तिला धान्येन तत्समाः
rasā rasairniyaṃtavyā na tveva lavaṇaṃ rasaiḥ | kṛtānnaṃ ca kṛtānnena tilā dhānyena tatsamāḥ
Les saveurs doivent être tempérées par d’autres saveurs, mais le sel ne doit pas être « réglé » par les saveurs. La nourriture cuite ne s’équilibre que par de la nourriture cuite; de même, le sésame doit être compensé par du grain, son équivalent légitime.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative context
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic tableau: bowls of the six tastes, a prominent heap of salt crystals marked as ‘exception’, plates of cooked food paired with cooked food, sesame and grain shown as matched equivalents.
FAQs
Dharma values restraint and proper equivalence—especially in food conduct and offerings—so that actions remain balanced and righteous.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose māhātmya includes detailed dharma-guidelines for living and giving.
A rule of proper equivalence in offerings/consumption: cooked food with cooked food, and sesame (tilā) with grain (dhānya) as the fitting counterpart.