Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63
तथातथा ममातीव क्षुद्वृद्धिं संप्रगच्छति । जाने किं भक्षयाम्याशु दृषदः काष्ठमेव वा
tathātathā mamātīva kṣudvṛddhiṃ saṃpragacchati | jāne kiṃ bhakṣayāmyāśu dṛṣadaḥ kāṣṭhameva vā
Demikianlah, rasa lapar dalam diriku semakin memuncak. Aku pun bertanya dalam hati, “Apakah yang harus segera kumakan—batu, atau bahkan kayu?”
Narrator (first-person voice)
Scene: A hungry soul in a celestial setting, looking around in desperation, imagining even stones or wood as food; the contrast between heavenly surroundings and inner deprivation is central.
FAQs
Unmet needs in the subtle realm can mirror failures of compassion in life, foreshadowing the doctrine of karmic reciprocity.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this individual verse.
Not stated directly here, but the theme points toward the merit of anna-dāna (giving food).