Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
भोजनं तत्र दातव्यं दंपतीनां न संशयः । दिव्यैर्भक्ष्यैः सुमिष्टान्नैः सा तुष्यति ततः स्तुता
bhojanaṃ tatra dātavyaṃ daṃpatīnāṃ na saṃśayaḥ | divyairbhakṣyaiḥ sumiṣṭānnaiḥ sā tuṣyati tataḥ stutā
அங்கே தம்பதியருக்கு அன்னதானம் செய்யவேண்டும்—இதில் ஐயமில்லை. சிறந்த உணவுப்பண்டங்களும் நன்கு தயாரித்த இனிப்புகளும் அர்ப்பணிக்கப்படின் அவள் மகிழ்வாள்; பின்னர் ஸ்தோத்திரங்களால் புகழ வேண்டும்।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kauraveśvarī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: In the temple courtyard, devotees serve sweet dishes and fine foods to married couples as part of Kauraveśvarī worship; afterward, they sing hymns before the goddess.
FAQs
Devotion is completed through generosity—feeding others as sacred service that pleases the deity.
Kauraveśvarī’s shrine/area within Prabhāsakṣetra where offerings and dāna are prescribed.
Annadāna: offering meals—especially fine foods and sweets—specifically to married couples, followed by stuti (praise).