Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34
दृष्ट्वा ते विस्मयं जग्मुर्विस्तृते भक्ष्यभोजने । षड्रसेन नृपश्रेष्ठ भुक्त्वा हुत्वा पृथक्पृथक्
dṛṣṭvā te vismayaṃ jagmurvistṛte bhakṣyabhojane | ṣaḍrasena nṛpaśreṣṭha bhuktvā hutvā pṛthakpṛthak
ஓ அரசர்களில் சிறந்தவனே! பரந்த அளவில் விரிந்திருந்த பக்ஷ்ய-போஜ்யங்களைப் பார்த்து அவர்கள் வியந்தனர். பின்னர் ஆறு சுவைகளும் நிறைந்த உணவை உண்டு, ஒவ்வொருவரும் தனித்தனியாக ஹோமத்தில் ஆஹுதிகளைச் செலுத்தினர்.
Narrative speaker not explicit in excerpt (addressing a king: nṛpaśreṣṭha)
Tirtha: Bhūtagrāma (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Addressed to a king (nṛpaśreṣṭha) by the overarching narrator
Scene: A broad spread of foods is laid out—grains, sweets, sour and spicy dishes—representing the six tastes; brāhmaṇas gaze in amazement, then eat; afterward each performs separate oblations into small ritual fires, with ladles and ghee.
FAQs
Enjoyment is sanctified when followed by offering (homa) and gratitude—turning consumption into dharma.
The broader Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape is the setting, though this verse focuses on ritual hospitality rather than naming a specific tirtha.
After bhojana (eating), performing huti/oblations (hutvā), implying a homa-like offering.
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