Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
चिंतामवाप महती जगद्योनिः प्रजाक्षयात् । प्रजासु क्षीयमाणासु क्षीणा यज्ञादिकाः क्रियाः
ciṃtāmavāpa mahatī jagadyoniḥ prajākṣayāt | prajāsu kṣīyamāṇāsu kṣīṇā yajñādikāḥ kriyāḥ
প্রজার বিনাশ হওয়ায় জগদ্যোনি (ব্রহ্মা) অত্যন্ত চিন্তিত হলেন। প্রজারা ক্ষীণ হলে যজ্ঞাদি ক্রিয়াও ক্ষীণ হয়ে গেল।
Skanda
Scene: Brahmā, ‘jagad-yoni’, sits in contemplation with furrowed concern; below, abandoned yajña-vedis, cold ash, and dwindling households symbolize prajā-kṣaya and kriyā-kṣaya.
FAQs
Yajña and dharmic rites are portrayed as supports of cosmic balance; when life diminishes, ritual and order also fade, prompting divine concern.
Not directly; it prepares the theological ground for why divine intervention and sacred geography (Avimukta/Kāśī) become crucial.
No prescription, but yajña and allied rites are identified as declining practices.