Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
परित्यजस्व यज्ञांशान्नो चेद्धंतास्मि सत्वरम् । स गत्वा चांधकं प्राह यथोक्तं शंभुना स्फुटम्
parityajasva yajñāṃśānno ceddhaṃtāsmi satvaram | sa gatvā cāṃdhakaṃ prāha yathoktaṃ śaṃbhunā sphuṭam
«Renuncia a las porciones del sacrificio; de lo contrario, te abatiré al instante.» Y, habiendo ido, se lo dijo a Andhaka con claridad, tal como Śambhu (Śiva) lo había expresado.
Śiva’s messenger (speaking to Andhaka; message attributed to Śambhu/Śiva)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stern divine messenger delivers Śiva’s ultimatum—renounce the sacrificial shares—or face immediate destruction; then departs to report Śiva’s words verbatim to Andhaka.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld by protecting sacred order (yajña); refusal to relinquish what is unlawfully taken invites swift consequence.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it reinforces the māhātmya’s dharmic theme through a warning about yajña-order.
No direct ritual is prescribed; it references yajñāṃśa, underscoring the sanctity of sacrificial allocations to the devas.
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