Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23
ओदनश्च तथा दाली आढकीसंभवा शुभा । तथा वै मुद्गदाली च पर्पटा वटिका तथा
odanaśca tathā dālī āḍhakīsaṃbhavā śubhā | tathā vai mudgadālī ca parpaṭā vaṭikā tathā
ఓదనము (వండిన అన్నం) ఉండేది; ఆఢకీతో చేసిన శుభమైన పప్పులు; అలాగే ముద్గదాలి (పెసరపప్పు) వంటకాలు, పర్పటా మరియు వటికా పదార్థాలు కూడా।
Narrator (exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: Large cauldrons of rice and lentils simmering; servers ladle odana and dāl into leaf plates; steam rises; the scene is calm, nourishing, and orderly.
FAQs
Sattvic nourishment offered in charity is dharma in action—simple staples become sacred through giving.
Dharmāraṇya provides the sacred frame; the verse catalogs foods given in the dharmic feast.
Distribution of staple foods—rice and various pulse-based dishes—as part of yajña-associated hospitality/charity.