Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6
पलायमानो निहतः क्षणात्पंचत्वमागतः । अभक्षयच्च नैवेद्यं भाविपुण्यबलान्न सः
palāyamāno nihataḥ kṣaṇātpaṃcatvamāgataḥ | abhakṣayacca naivedyaṃ bhāvipuṇyabalānna saḥ
పలాయనమవుతూ అతడు హతుడై క్షణములోనే పంచత్వాన్ని పొందెను; అయినను భావి పుణ్యబలముచేత అతడు నైవేద్యాన్ని భక్షించలేదు।
Narrator voice within Kāśīkhaṇḍa (deduced as Skanda)
Tirtha: Pavaneśvara (contextual continuation)
Type: temple
Scene: A man fleeing is struck down and dies instantly; nearby, a shrine with naivedya offerings remains untouched by him, while an unseen aura of ‘future merit’ is suggested as a protective veil guiding the narrative toward later redemption.
FAQs
Purāṇic narrative underscores karma’s subtle operation: even in crisis and death, the momentum of merit (puṇya) shapes outcomes.
The verse sits within the Pavaneśvara-related Kāśī narrative, though it focuses on a character’s fate rather than naming the site directly.
No direct prescription; naivedya is referenced as consecrated food, indicating temple-offering context.