Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73
अस्मदीयमिदं मांसं योगिन्यो हर्षसंयुताः । भक्षयन्तु यथासौख्यं स्वयमेव प्रकल्पितम्
asmadīyamidaṃ māṃsaṃ yoginyo harṣasaṃyutāḥ | bhakṣayantu yathāsaukhyaṃ svayameva prakalpitam
«Que les Yoginīs—emplies de joie—mangent cette chair qui est nôtre, selon leur bon plaisir ; nous l’avons nous-mêmes apprêtée.»
Citraṅgada (implied by immediate narrative context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee makes a stark, voluntary offering to joyous Yoginīs; the setting feels like a cremation-ground edge or fierce shrine precinct, with attendants watching.
FAQs
Sincere offering and hospitality—given without hesitation—are portrayed as potent acts within māhātmya narratives.
The verse occurs within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya, but the tīrtha name is not stated in this śloka.
A direct offering/feeding (naivedya) to Yoginīs is described, framed as a deliberate, prepared act.