Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58
सूत उवाच । अद्यापि कलिकालेऽत्र संप्राप्ते दारुणे युगे । यस्तं मिष्टान्नदं पश्येत्प्रातरुत्थाय भक्तितः
sūta uvāca | adyāpi kalikāle'tra saṃprāpte dāruṇe yuge | yastaṃ miṣṭānnadaṃ paśyetprātarutthāya bhaktitaḥ
Sūta berkata: Bahkan pada hari ini, dalam zaman Kali, ketika yuga yang mengerikan ini telah tiba, sesiapa yang bangun pada awal pagi dan dengan bhakti memandang Miṣṭānnada (Pemberi makanan manis)—
Sūta
Tirtha: Miṣṭānnada/Miṣṭānnadeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvāija-s/ṛṣis
Scene: Sūta addresses sages, pointing to the continuing power of the shrine in Kali-yuga; a pilgrim rises at dawn and approaches the deity for darśana.
FAQs
Even in Kali-yuga, simple devotional practice—early rising and darśana—retains strong spiritual efficacy.
Miṣṭānnada/Miṣṭānnadeśvara at Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Tīrthamāhātmya).
Rise early in the morning and behold Miṣṭānnada with devotion (bhakti).
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