Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 12
पुनरागत्य स मुनिर्दुर्वासा गतकल्मषः । भुक्त्वा च पायसं सद्यः स जगाम निजाश्रमम्
punarāgatya sa munirdurvāsā gatakalmaṣaḥ | bhuktvā ca pāyasaṃ sadyaḥ sa jagāma nijāśramam
杜尔婆娑仙人再度归来，已净除诸垢；食毕甜乳饭（pāyasa），便立刻返回自己的林居道场。
Narrator (Ayodhyāmāhātmya frame; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa—traditionally Brahmā to Nārada)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Durvāsā sits briefly, accepts a bowl of pāyasa, eats with composed face; a faint dark haze lifts (symbolic kalmaṣa removal). He rises and departs immediately toward his hermitage.
FAQs
Pure hospitality and sanctified food offerings support purification and the peaceful completion of sacred encounters.
Ayodhyā is the sacred narrative setting; the verse centers on āśrama hospitality rather than a named tīrtha.
Offering and consuming pāyasa as honored food is implied; the verse also hints at purification (gata-kalmaṣa).
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