Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
अग्निहोत्रं हविष्यं च हविर्विन्यस्य मन्त्रवित् । सुसमिद्धं जुहावाग्निं रक्षसां नाशहेतवे
agnihotraṃ haviṣyaṃ ca havirvinyasya mantravit | susamiddhaṃ juhāvāgniṃ rakṣasāṃ nāśahetave
Le connaisseur des mantras disposa l’agnihotra et l’oblation; puis, dans le feu parfaitement attisé, il versa les offrandes, comme moyen de destruction des rākṣasas.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: The Adhvaryu, focused and mantra-steady, places havis and performs agnihotra; flames rise bright and controlled, suggesting a ritual weapon aimed at unseen rākṣasas at the perimeter.
FAQs
Correctly performed yajña, empowered by mantra and purity, is depicted as a protective force that repels adharma.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where ritual fire and mantra are celebrated as guardians of sacred order.
Performing agnihotra with properly arranged havis and a well-kindled fire, accompanied by mantra, is the explicit ritual act.