Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
पाचकस्तु पचत्यन्नं नित्यं पक्वाशये स्थित । आमाशयस्थोऽपि रसं रंजकः कुरुते त्वसृक्
pācakastu pacatyannaṃ nityaṃ pakvāśaye sthita | āmāśayastho'pi rasaṃ raṃjakaḥ kurute tvasṛk
பாசகன் பக்குவாசயத்தில் நிலைத்து, எப்போதும் அன்னத்தை ஜீரணிக்கச் செய்கிறான். ரஞ்சகன் ஆமாசயப் பகுதியில் இருந்தாலும், ரசத்தை இரத்தமாக மாற்றுகின்றான்.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A yogic-śāstric visualization of the inner body: digestive fire (pācaka) in the intestines and a crimson transformative current (rañjaka) converting rasa into blood, shown as subtle deities/energies within a translucent human form.
FAQs
Transformation is sacred: what is taken in is refined into life-supporting strength; dharma includes right food and right digestion as supports for worship and duty.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
No explicit ritual is given; the verse implicitly commends wholesome intake and regulated living.