Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49
ततो गृहीत्वा तरसा फलपुष्पसमित्कुशान् । अथ शुष्काणि चादाय काष्ठभारमकल्पयत्
tato gṛhītvā tarasā phalapuṣpasamitkuśān | atha śuṣkāṇi cādāya kāṣṭhabhāramakalpayat
Então, com rapidez, reuniu frutos, flores, gravetos de lenha e a relva kuśa; e, tomando também madeira seca, preparou um feixe como carga de lenha.
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-audience/ṛṣis
Scene: In the forest, Satyavān quickly gathers fruits, flowers, samit sticks, and kuśa grass, then adds dry wood, bundling it into a heavy load—an image of humble duty under the shadow of fate.
FAQs
Simple, dutiful livelihood and service to sacred fire and worship—ordinary acts become dharma when done with purity.
The wider Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context frames such righteous living as resonant with the merit of sacred places.
Collection of samit and kuśa—standard requisites for fire-rites and worship—are mentioned as part of āśrama practice.