तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन सावित्र्यग्रे च भोजनम् । दातव्यं सर्वदा देवि कटुनीलविवर्जितम्
tasmātsarvaprayatnena sāvitryagre ca bhojanam | dātavyaṃ sarvadā devi kaṭunīlavivarjitam
ஆகையால், ஓ தேவி! சாவித்ரீ முன்னிலையில் எப்போதும் காரமானவற்றையும் ‘நீல’ (கருமை/தடைசெய்யப்பட்ட) பொருட்களையும் தவிர்த்து உணவை அர்ப்பணிக்க வேண்டும்।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Sāvitrī-sthala (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A ritual kitchen and shrine foreground: devotees carefully remove prohibited ingredients, presenting a clean platter before the Sāvitrī marker; attendants fan the lamp while a priest recites mantras.
Dāna/naivedya becomes especially meritorious when offered with care, purity, and proper ritual context.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with a specific focus on worship in the presence of Sāvitrī.
Offer food (bhojana-dāna/naivedya) before Sāvitrī, avoiding pungent and other prohibited items.
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