Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
आवयोर्भक्षितं चान्नमनेनैव च पापिना । किं च भक्षयसे मूढ भविताद्य वुभुक्षितः
āvayorbhakṣitaṃ cānnamanenaiva ca pāpinā | kiṃ ca bhakṣayase mūḍha bhavitādya vubhukṣitaḥ
आवयोर्भक्षितं चान्नमनेनैव च पापिना । किं च भक्षयसे मूढ भविताद्य वुभुक्षितः ॥
Caṇḍī (within Sūta’s narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Caṇḍī scolds, pointing at the dog and lamenting hunger; the dog stands as a silent catalyst; the sacred Himalayan backdrop contrasts with the pettiness of anger.
FAQs
Attachment and fear of deprivation can harden the heart; the text prepares for a higher dharma response beyond immediate anger.
Kedāra-kṣetra by narrative placement in Kedārakhaṇḍa.
No explicit prescription; the verse highlights the practical consequence of lost food after vows/purification.
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