Skandapurana 7.18.89_114

7.18.89_114

936
atithiṃ bhojayitvā ca31 pūrvaṃ devi yathāgatam .
ṣaṣṭhe kāle tatośnāti tasyedaṃ vratamuttamam . .3 9 . .
athaivaṃ vartamānasya bhūyān kālo jagāma ha .
atithāvāgate32 tasya na vikalpaḥ prajāyate . .8.173.40 ..

936 / And after first feeding any guest who had arrived, O goddess, / he would eat at the sixth mealtime; such was his excellent vow.
Now as he lived in this manner, a great amount of time passed; / when a guest arrived, no hesitation arose in him.