Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
पाचकस्तु पचत्यन्नं नित्यं पक्वाशये स्थित । आमाशयस्थोऽपि रसं रंजकः कुरुते त्वसृक्
pācakastu pacatyannaṃ nityaṃ pakvāśaye sthita | āmāśayastho'pi rasaṃ raṃjakaḥ kurute tvasṛk
पाचक, पक्वाशयात स्थित होऊन, नित्य अन्नाचे पचन करतो. आणि रंजक, आमाशय-प्रदेशी असूनही, रसाचे रक्तात रूपांतर करतो.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A yogic-śāstric visualization of the inner body: digestive fire (pācaka) in the intestines and a crimson transformative current (rañjaka) converting rasa into blood, shown as subtle deities/energies within a translucent human form.
FAQs
Transformation is sacred: what is taken in is refined into life-supporting strength; dharma includes right food and right digestion as supports for worship and duty.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
No explicit ritual is given; the verse implicitly commends wholesome intake and regulated living.