Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65
यक्ष्मोवाच । तव यज्ञमहं श्रुत्वा दूरादेव पितामह । क्षुत्क्षामकंठश्चायातः समाप्तावद्य कृच्छ्रतः
yakṣmovāca | tava yajñamahaṃ śrutvā dūrādeva pitāmaha | kṣutkṣāmakaṃṭhaścāyātaḥ samāptāvadya kṛcchrataḥ
Yakṣmā berkata: “Wahai Pitāmaha (Datuk Agung), setelah mendengar tentang yajña tuanku dari jauh, aku datang—tekakku kering dan tubuhku susut kerana lapar. Hari ini aku tiba dengan susah payah, tepat ketika upacara hampir selesai.”
Yakṣma
Scene: Yakṣma, weak and parched, addresses the presiding ‘Grandfather’ at the edge of a concluding sacrifice; offerings are being arranged for the final oblations.
FAQs
Dharma tests a sacrificer at the moment of completion—whether the needy are recognized and cared for.
The verse is part of a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter but does not name a particular tīrtha in this line.
Implicitly, that a yajña’s conclusion should include proper satisfaction of those who arrive seeking sustenance (later made explicit as tarpaṇa/feeding).