Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57
साक्षाच्च सर्वे मंत्रा वै साक्षाद्यज्ञपुमानसौ । आचार्यपदवीमेष देवाचार्यः स्वयं चरेत् । साक्षाद्ब्रह्मा स्वयं चैष भृगुर्वै कर्मकांडवित्
sākṣācca sarve maṃtrā vai sākṣādyajñapumānasau | ācāryapadavīmeṣa devācāryaḥ svayaṃ caret | sākṣādbrahmā svayaṃ caiṣa bhṛgurvai karmakāṃḍavit
ಮತ್ತು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮಂತ್ರಗಳೂ ಸాక్షಾತ್ ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿರಬೇಕು; ಯಜ್ಞಪುರುಷನೂ ಸ್ವಯಂ ಪ್ರಕಟನಾಗಬೇಕು. ಆಚಾರ್ಯಪದವಿಯನ್ನು ದೇವಾಚಾರ್ಯನೇ ಸ್ವತಃ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಬೇಕು. ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಸ್ವಯಂ ಇರಬೇಕು, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಕರ್ಮಕಾಂಡವಿತ್ ಭೃಗು ಕೂಡ।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa norm)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A cosmic yajña: luminous mantras as personified syllabic beings hover; Yajña-Puruṣa stands radiant; a divine guru officiates; Brahmā and Bhṛgu sit as authoritative witnesses.
FAQs
True ritual legitimacy is extraordinarily rare; it requires flawless mantra, realized yajña-spirit, and unimpeachable priestly authority.
Though not naming a tirtha, the teaching reflects Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s dharmic lens: in Kāśī, inner truth outweighs mere ceremonial display.
An extreme benchmark for yajña: mantras, Yajña-person, divine ācārya, Brahmā, and Bhṛgu should be present in person.