Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19
वाग्भिः सततमिष्टाभिः स्तूयमानस्त्रिलोचनः । क्षुधार्दितानां देवेश ब्राह्मणानां विशेषतः । विनष्टमन्नं सर्वेषां पुनः संकर्तुमर्हसि
vāgbhiḥ satatamiṣṭābhiḥ stūyamānastrilocanaḥ | kṣudhārditānāṃ deveśa brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣataḥ | vinaṣṭamannaṃ sarveṣāṃ punaḥ saṃkartumarhasi
پسندیدہ کلمات سے مسلسل ستوتی کیے جاتے ہوئے تِرلوچن پر بھو کے حضور انہوں نے دعا کی: “اے دیویش! خصوصاً بھوک سے ستائے برہمنوں کے لیے—سب کا ضائع شدہ اَنّ پھر سے لوٹا دیجئے۔”
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced; reporting the brāhmaṇas’ plea to Yudhiṣṭhira)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Brāhmaṇas, weakened by hunger, stand with folded hands, praising the Three-eyed Lord; the plea is for the miraculous restoration of lost food for all.
FAQs
Compassionate prayer and Śiva-stuti are linked with the protection of sustenance—food is treated as sacred dharma.
The narrative is embedded in the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Muṇḍinā-Śiva sacred geography, where Śiva’s grace manifests tangibly.
The verse emphasizes stuti (praise) and the dharmic priority of annadāna/ensuring food for brāhmaṇas and all.