Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
आहूता यज्ञभागाय नाभिगच्छंति देवताः । केवलं वह्निवक्त्रेण तस्य गृह्णंति तद्धविः
āhūtā yajñabhāgāya nābhigacchaṃti devatāḥ | kevalaṃ vahnivaktreṇa tasya gṛhṇaṃti taddhaviḥ
Obwohl die Gottheiten gerufen wurden, ihren Anteil am Yajña zu empfangen, kamen sie nicht näher; nur durch den Mund des heiligen Feuers (Agni) nahmen sie jene Opfergabe an.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Priests offer oblations into a blazing fire; above, devas are invoked yet remain unseen at the perimeter, while the fire’s ‘mouth’ glows as the true receiver, suggesting subtle divine acceptance.
FAQs
Ritual offerings reach the devas through Agni, underscoring the sacred mediation of fire and the subtle nature of divine participation.
This verse focuses on yajña mechanics; the particular tīrtha is not named in the snippet.
It implies the standard yajña principle that havis is conveyed to the devas through Agni as the ritual mouthpiece.