Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
अथ स्वर्गस्थिता दैत्या यज्ञभागविवर्जिताः । तथा मर्त्योद्भवैर्भागैः संदेहं परमं गताः
atha svargasthitā daityā yajñabhāgavivarjitāḥ | tathā martyodbhavairbhāgaiḥ saṃdehaṃ paramaṃ gatāḥ
Then the Daityas dwelling in heaven—deprived of their sacrificial shares—fell into great uncertainty, even as offerings arising from mortals (on earth) continued to be apportioned.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Scene: In Svarga, troubled Daityas gather, their faces tense, as distant smoke of mortal offerings rises from earth yet their own yajña-shares are absent; the atmosphere is unsettled, with dimmed celestial splendor.
FAQs
Sacrificial share (yajña-bhāga) signifies rightful cosmic participation; adharma cannot stably enjoy the fruits of sacred order.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it remains within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative frame.
It discusses yajña-bhāga (sacrificial portions) as the key ritual concept, not a direct injunction.