Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27
किमिदं युज्यते देव यज्ञेऽस्मिन्कर्मणः क्षतिः । तस्मात्संहर सर्वाणि कपालानि सुरेश्वर
kimidaṃ yujyate deva yajñe'sminkarmaṇaḥ kṣatiḥ | tasmātsaṃhara sarvāṇi kapālāni sureśvara
«Ô Deva, comment cela peut-il convenir ? Dans ce yajña, le rite lui-même est lésé. Aussi, ô Seigneur des dieux, retire et rassemble de nouveau toutes ces coupes de crâne.»
Unspecified (contextually a ritual participant addressing a deity, likely Brahmā addressing Śiva)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A concerned ritualist addresses Śiva near the fire altar, gesturing toward skull-bowls (kapāla) that appear as unsettling ritual objects; priests look alarmed; the fire flickers higher as tension rises.
FAQs
Dharma includes safeguarding the integrity of sacred rites; even powerful symbols must align with yajña-vidhi.
Within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya frame, the passage supports the sanctity of local tīrthas by showing how correct ritual conduct preserves their merit, though this verse does not name a single site explicitly.
A request to retract/remove the kapāla-vessels so the sacrifice is not harmed—i.e., restoring proper ritual order.