Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
घृतक्षीरवहा नद्यो दधिपायसकर्दमाः । पक्वान्नानां फलानां च राशयः पर्वतोपमाः
ghṛtakṣīravahā nadyo dadhipāyasakardamāḥ | pakvānnānāṃ phalānāṃ ca rāśayaḥ parvatopamāḥ
घृत व दूध वाहणाऱ्या नद्या वाहू लागल्या; त्यांचा चिखल दही व पायसाचा होता। शिजवलेल्या अन्नाचे व फळांचे ढीग पर्वतासारखे उभे राहिले॥
Sūta (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: A surreal festival landscape: streams shimmering like ghee and milk, banks soft with curd-and-kheer-like mud; towering heaps of cooked rice, sweets, and fruits arranged like small mountains around the yajña pavilion.
FAQs
Where dharma is performed in a supremely holy place, the Purāṇas depict abundance as a sign of divine approval and communal nourishment.
Prabhāsakṣetra, in the context of its grand yajña-festival.
No explicit rule, but the imagery aligns with yajña hospitality—feeding and offering in great plenty.