Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
सूत उवाच । एतस्मिन्नंतरे प्राप्तो दुर्वासा मुनिसत्तमः । प्रोवाचाथ क्षुधाविष्टः क्वासौ क्वासौ रघूत्तमः
sūta uvāca | etasminnaṃtare prāpto durvāsā munisattamaḥ | provācātha kṣudhāviṣṭaḥ kvāsau kvāsau raghūttamaḥ
சூதன் கூறினான்—அந்த இடைவெளியில் முனிவர்களில் சிறந்த துர்வாசர் வந்தடைந்தார்; பசியால் வாடி—“எங்கே அவன், எங்கே ரகூத்தமன்?” என்று உரைத்தார்।
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied standard frame)
Scene: Sūta narrates as Durvāsā strides in—matted hair, blazing eyes, ascetic aura—yet visibly hungry; he calls out sharply for Rāma, creating tension in the assembly.
FAQs
The sudden arrival of a powerful guest highlights atithi-dharma: urgency in honoring sages and the consequences of delay.
This line does not name a specific tīrtha; it is a narrative transition within the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.
No explicit ritual; the implied dharma is welcoming and feeding an honored guest.
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