Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 112
य एष क्रियते यज्ञस्तस्य नाथो हरिः स्मृतः । एतस्मात्कारणात्प्रोक्तः स देवो यज्ञपूरुषः
ya eṣa kriyate yajñastasya nātho hariḥ smṛtaḥ | etasmātkāraṇātproktaḥ sa devo yajñapūruṣaḥ
De ce sacrifice accompli, Hari est rappelé comme le Seigneur. Pour cette raison même, cette divinité est dite Yajñapuruṣa, la Personne même du sacrifice.
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Listener: Devas/ṛṣis (implied)
Scene: Teaching tableau: the concept of Yajñapuruṣa is proclaimed—Hari envisioned as the indwelling Person presiding over the sacrificial fire and offerings.
FAQs
All yajña is ultimately anchored in the Divine; Hari is revered as the presiding Lord of sacrifice (Yajñapuruṣa).
The verse is theological within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter; it does not name a particular site.
It establishes the correct deity-concept for ritual: recognize Hari as the Yajñapuruṣa presiding over yajña.