Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
कश्चित्तो यभृतं कुम्भं गृहीत्वा नर आव्रजत् । सतं प्रणम्य प्राहेदं कालभीतिं प्रहर्षतः
kaścitto yabhṛtaṃ kumbhaṃ gṛhītvā nara āvrajat | sataṃ praṇamya prāhedaṃ kālabhītiṃ praharṣataḥ
تب ایک آدمی پانی سے بھرا گھڑا اٹھائے آیا۔ اس نے اس ست تپسوی کو سجدۂ تعظیم کیا اور خوشی سے کال بھیتی سے یہ باتیں کہیں۔
Narrative voice (Maheshvara Khanda context: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relating events)
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: A traveler arrives holding a brimming water-pot, bows to the emaciated yet radiant ascetic, and speaks with visible joy; the contrast between the pot’s fullness and the ascetic’s long restraint is central.
FAQs
Serving a tapasvin—especially at the moment of vow-completion—is portrayed as meritorious and joy-giving.
The episode occurs within a tīrtha setting in the chapter, but this verse does not specify the site’s name.
Bringing water in a kumbha and respectfully offering it to a saint/ascetic.