Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52
अस्नाताशी मलं भुंक्ते त्वजपी पूयशोणितम् । अहुताशी कृमीन्भुंक्तेप्यदत्त्वाविड्विभोजनः
asnātāśī malaṃ bhuṃkte tvajapī pūyaśoṇitam | ahutāśī kṛmīnbhuṃktepyadattvāviḍvibhojanaḥ
Quem come sem se banhar come imundície; quem come sem japa come pus e sangue; quem come sem oferendas come vermes; e quem come sem dar, come excremento como alimento.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic allegory: four plates of food transform—into filth, pus-blood, worms, and excrement—when the eater neglects snāna, japa, offerings, and dāna; beside it, the same meal shines as sanctified naivedya when rites are done.
FAQs
Food becomes spiritually impure without daily disciplines—purity, mantra, offering, and charity—so one must sanctify eating.
No specific tīrtha is named; the instruction is part of Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s broader dharma exposition connected to Kāśī.
Before eating: snāna (bathing), japa (mantra repetition), huta/homa (offerings), and dāna (giving).