Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 6
इति श्रुत्वा वचः क्षिप्रं विश्वामित्रः प्रयत्नतः । स्थाल्यां पायसमादाय तं समर्प्य ततः स्वयम्
iti śrutvā vacaḥ kṣipraṃ viśvāmitraḥ prayatnataḥ | sthālyāṃ pāyasamādāya taṃ samarpya tataḥ svayam
அந்த வார்த்தைகளை கேட்ட விஸ்வாமித்ரர் உடனே கவனத்துடன் பாத்திரத்தில் பாயசம் எடுத்து அவருக்கு அர்ப்பணித்தார்; பின்னர் தாமே (சேவையில்) ஈடுபட்டார்.
Agastya (narrating); action by Viśvāmitra
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viśvāmitra lifts a bowl (sthālī) of steaming pāyasa and offers it with both hands; Durvāsā receives it, gaze steady; the hermitage hearth glows behind.
FAQs
True tapas includes humility and service—promptly honoring guests is part of spiritual discipline.
The verse is narrative and does not name a tirtha; it occurs within the Ayodhyā Māhātmya context.
Offering food to a guest immediately and properly (with care and a suitable vessel) is implied as correct practice.