Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34
दृष्ट्वा ते विस्मयं जग्मुर्विस्तृते भक्ष्यभोजने । षड्रसेन नृपश्रेष्ठ भुक्त्वा हुत्वा पृथक्पृथक्
dṛṣṭvā te vismayaṃ jagmurvistṛte bhakṣyabhojane | ṣaḍrasena nṛpaśreṣṭha bhuktvā hutvā pṛthakpṛthak
Wahai raja terbaik, melihat hidangan makanan yang terhampar luas itu mereka pun tercengang. Setelah menyantap santapan yang memiliki enam rasa, masing-masing dari mereka mempersembahkan āhuti dalam homa secara tersendiri.
Narrative speaker not explicit in excerpt (addressing a king: nṛpaśreṣṭha)
Tirtha: Bhūtagrāma (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Addressed to a king (nṛpaśreṣṭha) by the overarching narrator
Scene: A broad spread of foods is laid out—grains, sweets, sour and spicy dishes—representing the six tastes; brāhmaṇas gaze in amazement, then eat; afterward each performs separate oblations into small ritual fires, with ladles and ghee.
FAQs
Enjoyment is sanctified when followed by offering (homa) and gratitude—turning consumption into dharma.
The broader Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape is the setting, though this verse focuses on ritual hospitality rather than naming a specific tirtha.
After bhojana (eating), performing huti/oblations (hutvā), implying a homa-like offering.