Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39
पुनः पूरयते गौरी पीत्वा ते तृप्तिमागताः । क्षुत्तृषाश्रमनिर्मुक्ताः पुनर्जाता इव स्थिताः
punaḥ pūrayate gaurī pītvā te tṛptimāgatāḥ | kṣuttṛṣāśramanirmuktāḥ punarjātā iva sthitāḥ
ಗೌರೀ ಮತ್ತೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ಅವರ ಪుటಕಗಳನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿದಳು. ಕುಡಿದು ಅವರು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ತೃಪ್ತರಾದರು; ಹಸಿವು‑ಬಾಯಾರಿಕೆ‑ಶ್ರಮಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತರಾಗಿ, ಪುನರ್ಜನ್ಮ ಪಡೆದವರಂತೆ ನಿಂತರು.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gaurī repeatedly refills the leaf-cups; the sages, now radiant and steady, appear transformed—standing as if reborn, free from hunger, thirst, and fatigue.
FAQs
Divine grace restores the pilgrim inwardly and outwardly; true nourishment is also liberation from weariness of saṃsāra.
The episode unfolds in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, whose māhātmya emphasizes direct, experiential grace.
None explicitly; the focus is on Gaurī’s repeated refilling as a sign of inexhaustible compassion.