Shloka 16
भद्रवटगमनम् — स्कन्देन महिषदानवनिग्रहः
Bhadravaṭa Procession and Skanda’s Neutralization of Mahiṣa
बहिर्वेद्यां तदादानं कुशलै: सम्प्रवर्तितम् । तदेते नोपसर्पन्ति यत्र चाग्नि: स्थितो भवेत्,इसीलिये यज्ञनिपुण विद्वानोंने यज्ञशालाकी बाह्य वेदीपर इन विनायकोंके लिये देयभाग रख देनेका नियम चालू किया है; क्योंकि जहाँ अग्निकी स्थापना हुई हो, उस स्थानके निकट ये विनायक नहीं जाते हैं
bahirvedyāṁ tadādānaṁ kuśalaiḥ sampravartitam | tad ete nopasarpanti yatra cāgniḥ sthito bhavet ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “Therefore, skilled ritualists have established the practice of placing that offering outside the sacrificial altar. For these Vināyakas do not approach the place where the sacred fire has been properly installed.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual order and purity protect sacred action: by keeping certain appeasement-offerings outside the main altar and maintaining the properly established sacred fire, one prevents obstructive forces (Vināyakas/vighnas) from nearing the heart of the sacrifice.
Mārkaṇḍeya explains a ritual convention: expert priests place a designated offering outside the vedi for the Vināyakas, because these beings do not approach the area where the consecrated fire is installed, thereby safeguarding the yajña.