Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 127
करोति मृद्भागचयमुपदेशः स योगिनः । पशुपक्षिमनुष्याद्यैः पत्रपुष्पफलान्वितम्
karoti mṛdbhāgacayamupadeśaḥ sa yoginaḥ | paśupakṣimanuṣyādyaiḥ patrapuṣpaphalānvitam
Por la instrucción del yogui, se forma un montón de porciones de tierra—adornado con hojas, flores y frutos—y se convierte en una ofrenda destinada a seres como animales, aves y humanos.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A yogin instructs disciples to shape earthen portions into a mound that miraculously becomes a fruiting, flowering tree-like offering, with animals, birds, and humans gathering peacefully to receive it.
FAQs
Yogic accomplishment is portrayed as arising from guided discipline, where even material forms are shaped and offered for the welfare of living beings.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on yogic practice and instruction within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.
An instructive act of preparing an earthen heap endowed with leaves, flowers, and fruits as a beneficent offering for creatures is implied, though no formal vrata is specified.