Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
वातापिं संस्कृतं दृष्ट्वा मेषरूपं महासुरम् । उवाच देहि मे भोज्यं बुभुक्षा मम वर्तते
vātāpiṃ saṃskṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā meṣarūpaṃ mahāsuram | uvāca dehi me bhojyaṃ bubhukṣā mama vartate
Voyant Vātāpi apprêté en mets, ce grand Asura sous la forme d’un bélier dit : «Donne-moi à manger ; la faim s’est levée en moi».
Agastya (implied by immediate narrative continuation “Agastya uvāca” in next verse)
Tirtha: प्रभास
Type: kshetra
Listener: शौनकादयः
Scene: मेषरूपधारी वातापिः—अलंकृतः ‘संस्कृतः’ इव, पक्व-भोजन-रूपेण प्रस्तुतः; समक्षं मुनिः क्षुधार्त-भावं नाटयन् ‘देहि मे भोज्यम्’ इति वदति; पृष्ठे दैत्य-आश्रम/यज्ञकुण्डाभासः।
FAQs
A realized sage remains unconfused by deceptive appearances; even a demon’s disguise is seen through by spiritual discernment.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the encounter unfolds as part of its māhātmya.
None; the verse introduces the demon’s deceptive setup and the sage’s response.