Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
सूतौवाच । तथान्योऽपि हि तत्रास्ति देवो मिष्टान्नदायकः । यस्य संदर्शनादेव मिष्टान्नं लभते नरः
sūtauvāca | tathānyo'pi hi tatrāsti devo miṣṭānnadāyakaḥ | yasya saṃdarśanādeva miṣṭānnaṃ labhate naraḥ
സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അവിടെ മറ്റൊരു ദേവനും ഉണ്ട്; അദ്ദേഹം മിഷ്ടാന്നദായകൻ. അദ്ദേഹത്തെ വെറും ദർശനം ചെയ്താൽ മാത്രം മനുഷ്യന് മിഷ്ടാന്നപ്രസാദം ലഭിക്കുന്നു.
Sūta
Tirtha: Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (miṣṭānna-dāyaka devatā shrine)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas
Scene: A small shrine within a larger Śaiva kṣetra: pilgrims behold the deity; attendants distribute sweet rice/laddu-like prasāda; the atmosphere is fragrant with ghee and incense.
FAQs
Darśana (reverent sight of the deity) itself is portrayed as a source of grace and tangible blessing, encouraging pilgrimage and devotion.
The verse points to a sacred locale within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (contextually near the Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative), though the deity is unnamed in this line.
No formal rite is prescribed; the stated practice is darśana—visiting and beholding the deity.