Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6
पलायमानो निहतः क्षणात्पंचत्वमागतः । अभक्षयच्च नैवेद्यं भाविपुण्यबलान्न सः
palāyamāno nihataḥ kṣaṇātpaṃcatvamāgataḥ | abhakṣayacca naivedyaṃ bhāvipuṇyabalānna saḥ
ഓടിപ്പോകുമ്പോൾ അവൻ കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടു, ക്ഷണത്തിൽ പഞ്ചത്വം പ്രാപിച്ചു; എങ്കിലും വരാനിരിക്കുന്ന പുണ്യബലത്താൽ അവൻ നൈവേദ്യം ഭക്ഷിച്ചില്ല.
Narrator voice within Kāśīkhaṇḍa (deduced as Skanda)
Tirtha: Pavaneśvara (contextual continuation)
Type: temple
Scene: A man fleeing is struck down and dies instantly; nearby, a shrine with naivedya offerings remains untouched by him, while an unseen aura of ‘future merit’ is suggested as a protective veil guiding the narrative toward later redemption.
FAQs
Purāṇic narrative underscores karma’s subtle operation: even in crisis and death, the momentum of merit (puṇya) shapes outcomes.
The verse sits within the Pavaneśvara-related Kāśī narrative, though it focuses on a character’s fate rather than naming the site directly.
No direct prescription; naivedya is referenced as consecrated food, indicating temple-offering context.