Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
पुरे जनाश्च दृश्यन्ते भाजनैरन्नपूरितैः । पूर्णहस्ताः प्रदृश्यन्ते तत्रैव बहवो जनाः
pure janāśca dṛśyante bhājanairannapūritaiḥ | pūrṇahastāḥ pradṛśyante tatraiva bahavo janāḥ
شہر میں لوگ کھانے سے بھرے برتن اٹھائے دکھائی دیتے تھے؛ وہیں بہت سے لوگ ہاتھ بھر نذرانے لیے بڑی تعداد میں جمع نظر آتے تھے۔
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Crowded streets with devotees carrying bowls, pots, and trays brimming with cooked rice, sweets, fruits; many with hands full of offerings; a sense of organized distribution and gathering.
FAQs
Food-sharing and public generosity are portrayed as auspicious social dharma, strengthening community merit (puṇya).
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
Not a direct prescription, but it reflects annadāna/offerings as part of celebratory rites.