Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
कैश्चित्तस्य गृहे भुक्तं जलं पीतं तथा परैः । अन्यैश्च गृहमानीय प्रदत्तं भोजनं तथा
kaiścittasya gṛhe bhuktaṃ jalaṃ pītaṃ tathā paraiḥ | anyaiśca gṛhamānīya pradattaṃ bhojanaṃ tathā
Sebagian orang makan di rumahnya; sebagian lagi minum air. Dan yang lain membawa makanan ke rumah mereka lalu memberikannya sebagai persembahan pula.
Narrator or report by the brāhmaṇas (contextual report of contamination)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A busy Brahmin household courtyard: guests seated on mats, some eating, others drinking water; elsewhere, servants carry covered food to neighboring homes—an atmosphere of generosity shadowed by worry about impurity.
FAQs
Purity in food and association is treated as spiritually consequential; careless exchange can spread impurity and requires mindful conduct.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None explicitly; it inventories acts (eating, drinking, giving food) that become relevant for later purification/expiation.