Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
ततः सा सुषुवे धेनुरन्नमुच्चावचं शुभम् । पक्वान्नं च विशेषेण चित्ताह्लादकरं परम्
tataḥ sā suṣuve dhenurannamuccāvacaṃ śubham | pakvānnaṃ ca viśeṣeṇa cittāhlādakaraṃ param
അപ്പോൾ ആ ശുഭധേനു പലവിധ മംഗളകരമായ അന്നങ്ങൾ പ്രസവിച്ചു—വിശേഷിച്ച് പക്വാന്നങ്ങൾ, ചിത്തത്തെ പരമാനന്ദിപ്പിക്കുന്നവ.
Narrator
Type: kshetra
Scene: The cow miraculously produces heaps of varied foods, with special emphasis on steaming cooked dishes that radiate auspiciousness and delight; the group looks on in astonishment.
FAQs
Divine grace supports dharma—when hospitality is upheld, abundance arises to sustain righteous conduct.
The verse is within a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter, but the named tīrtha is not contained in this excerpt.
No explicit ritual is stated; the focus is on annadāna/hospitality as a lived religious duty.