Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
पक्वान्नैर्विविधैर्भक्ष्यैः सुवृत्तैर्मोदकादिभिः । ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे वेदाध्ययनतत्पराः
pakvānnairvividhairbhakṣyaiḥ suvṛttairmodakādibhiḥ | tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve vedādhyayanatatparāḥ
طرح طرح کے پکے ہوئے کھانوں اور عمدہ لذیذ چیزوں—مودک وغیرہ—سے پھر وہ سب برہمن، جو وید کے ادھیयन میں مشغول تھے، حسبِ دستور معزز کیے گئے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Long banana-leaf rows or low wooden seats: brāhmaṇas with śikhā and yajñopavīta are served steaming rice, curries, and sweet modakas; attendants pour water for ācamana.
FAQs
Respect for sacred learning is shown through service—feeding and honouring those devoted to the Veda.
The Revā-khaṇḍa tīrtha culture (Narmadā region) where hospitality is part of worship.
Provide a proper bhojana with cooked foods and sweets (including modaka) as part of the religious observance.