Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
ततस्तु देवयजनंनाम तस्य बभूव ह । यदन्यत्र शतं कृत्वा क्रतूनां फलमाप्नुयात् । तदत्रैकेन लभते क्रतुना दक्षिणावता
tatastu devayajanaṃnāma tasya babhūva ha | yadanyatra śataṃ kṛtvā kratūnāṃ phalamāpnuyāt | tadatraikena labhate kratunā dakṣiṇāvatā
તેથી તે સ્થાન ‘દેવયજન’ નામે પ્રસિદ્ધ થયું. અન્યત્ર સો યજ્ઞ કરવાથી જે ફળ મળે, તે અહીં વિધિપૂર્વક દક્ષિણાસહિત એક જ યજ્ઞથી પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Devayajana
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (standard frame)
Scene: A consecrated yajña-vedī at a tīrtha named Devayajana; priests complete the rite by offering dakṣiṇā, while the atmosphere suggests extraordinary unseen merit.
FAQs
Sacred geography amplifies dharma: when rites are performed correctly (with dakṣiṇā), a tīrtha can multiply merit beyond ordinary measure.
Devayajana—the named sacrificial holy place within the Chapter 75 kṣetra (Nāgara Khaṇḍa, Tīrthamāhātmya).
Perform a kratu (sacrifice) at Devayajana and ensure it includes proper dakṣiṇā; this is said to yield extraordinary fruit.
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