Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25
क्षुत्क्षामकंठाः सर्वे च गत्वा तु किल मन्दिरम् । त्वया सिद्धेन चान्नेन तृप्तिं यास्यामहे वयम्
kṣutkṣāmakaṃṭhāḥ sarve ca gatvā tu kila mandiram | tvayā siddhena cānnena tṛptiṃ yāsyāmahe vayam
நாங்கள் அனைவரும் பசியால் வாடி, தொண்டை வறண்டு இருக்கிறோம். உன்னால் சமைக்கப்பட்ட உணவால் திருப்தி அடையலாம் என்று எண்ணி நாங்கள் கோவிலுக்குச் சென்றோம்.
The group addressing the baṭu (disguised Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha context
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of weary brāhmaṇas/pilgrims with dry throats stand before a small riverside shrine, looking toward a host who had promised prepared food; the mood is strained hunger and expectation.
FAQs
Feeding the hungry is central to dharma; neglect or delay in hospitality becomes a moral failing.
The Revā/Narmadā sphere of pilgrimage, with a mandira as the focal sacred site.
Anna-sevā: providing cooked, ready food to those who have come seeking nourishment.
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