Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
सर्वदेवद्विजोपेतः संप्राप्तो यज्ञमण्डपे । गायत्र्या सहितो ब्रह्मा मानुषं भावमाश्रितः
sarvadevadvijopetaḥ saṃprāpto yajñamaṇḍape | gāyatryā sahito brahmā mānuṣaṃ bhāvamāśritaḥ
সকল দেবতা ও দ্বিজদের সঙ্গে, গায়ত্রীসহ ব্রহ্মা মানবভাব অবলম্বন করে যজ্ঞমণ্ডপে উপস্থিত হলেন।
Sūta (continuing narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā, with Gāyatrī, arrives at the yajña pavilion surrounded by gods and brāhmaṇas; though divine, he bears a human-like demeanor to fit ritual decorum.
FAQs
The Purāṇa presents yajña as a dharmic convergence of human order (dvijas) and divine order (devas).
The narrative is embedded in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
Participation in yajña with the rightful consort (patnī-sahita), and the presence of qualified officiants (dvijas).