Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22
व्यास उवाच । क्षुधाक्रांतैस्तदा विप्रैः कृतं वै फलभक्षणम् । अमृतप्राशनमिव तृप्तिस्तेषामजायत
vyāsa uvāca | kṣudhākrāṃtaistadā vipraiḥ kṛtaṃ vai phalabhakṣaṇam | amṛtaprāśanamiva tṛptisteṣāmajāyata
ବ୍ୟାସ କହିଲେ—ତେବେ କ୍ଷୁଧାକ୍ରାନ୍ତ ବିପ୍ରମାନେ ଫଳ ଭକ୍ଷଣ କଲେ। ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଯେନେ ଅମୃତ ପାନ କରିଥିବା ପରି ତୃପ୍ତି ହେଲା।
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (rājan)
Scene: Hungry brāhmaṇas eat forest fruits; a subtle radiance emanates from the food, and their faces soften into serene satisfaction, suggesting nectar-like fulfillment.
FAQs
In a sanctified setting, the ordinary becomes extraordinary; divine grace transforms simple sustenance into amṛta-like fulfillment.
Dharmāraṇya is implied as the sacred environment enabling this amṛta-like satisfaction.
No formal ritual is described; the act is simple eating, framed as a grace-event within the tīrtha’s power.