Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25
क्षुत्क्षामकंठाः सर्वे च गत्वा तु किल मन्दिरम् । त्वया सिद्धेन चान्नेन तृप्तिं यास्यामहे वयम्
kṣutkṣāmakaṃṭhāḥ sarve ca gatvā tu kila mandiram | tvayā siddhena cānnena tṛptiṃ yāsyāmahe vayam
आम्ही सर्वजण भुकेने व्याकुळ झालो आहोत आणि आमचे घसे कोरडे पडले आहेत. तुमच्याद्वारे शिजवलेल्या अन्नाने आम्ही तृप्त होऊ, या आशेने आम्ही मंदिरात गेलो होतो.
The group addressing the baṭu (disguised Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha context
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of weary brāhmaṇas/pilgrims with dry throats stand before a small riverside shrine, looking toward a host who had promised prepared food; the mood is strained hunger and expectation.
FAQs
Feeding the hungry is central to dharma; neglect or delay in hospitality becomes a moral failing.
The Revā/Narmadā sphere of pilgrimage, with a mandira as the focal sacred site.
Anna-sevā: providing cooked, ready food to those who have come seeking nourishment.