Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18
यजतश्च मखे भक्त्या ब्राह्मणैः सह भारत । ततश्चादर्शनं वह्निः सर्वेषां पश्यतामगात्
yajataśca makhe bhaktyā brāhmaṇaiḥ saha bhārata | tataścādarśanaṃ vahniḥ sarveṣāṃ paśyatāmagāt
Tandis qu’il accomplissait le sacrifice avec dévotion, en compagnie des brāhmanes, ô Bhārata, alors Vahni (Agni) s’évanouit aux yeux de tous.
Narrator (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā region)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied epic-audience addressee (‘Bhārata’) and the outer ṛṣi audience
Scene: In the midst of a blazing sacrificial fire and chanting brāhmaṇas, Agni suddenly disappears in full view; flames collapse into smoke, leaving the vedi eerily empty as all stare.
FAQs
Devotion alone cannot substitute for dharmic harmony; when the divine principle (Agni) withdraws, ritual power collapses in public view.
Not directly; the verse contributes to the Revā-khaṇḍa’s broader sacred-geography narrative.
Performance of yajña with brāhmaṇas and devotion (bhakti); no specific oblation formula is cited.