Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 45
रविरुवाच । मुनयः सर्व एवैते यूयं शृणुत मद्वचः । यज्ञं विधातुमिच्छामि तत्राज्ञां दातुमर्हथ
raviruvāca | munayaḥ sarva evaite yūyaṃ śṛṇuta madvacaḥ | yajñaṃ vidhātumicchāmi tatrājñāṃ dātumarhatha
Ravi dit : «Ô sages, vous tous, écoutez mes paroles. Je souhaite ordonner un yajña ; il vous convient d’en accorder la sanction».
Ravi
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni-assembly (sages)
Scene: A king named Ravi, hands folded, addresses an assembly of seated sages in a sacrificial hall, requesting permission to commence a yajña; fire-altar and ritual vessels visible.
FAQs
Even rulers seek dharmic authorization—humility before sages safeguards ritual purity and right intention.
The request occurs in the Ayodhyā Māhātmya setting, framing Ayodhyā as a proper ground for yajña and dharmic governance.
Seeking ājñā (sanction) from qualified sages is presented as a necessary step before commencing a yajña.