Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
यज्ञ एवं विचार्यासौ यज्ञसारं समास्थितः । श्रद्धया देवपूजा या नमस्कारः स्तुतिः शुभा
yajña evaṃ vicāryāsau yajñasāraṃ samāsthitaḥ | śraddhayā devapūjā yā namaskāraḥ stutiḥ śubhā
ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಯಜ್ಞವನ್ನು ವಿಚಾರಿಸಿ ಅವನು ಯಜ್ಞಸಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ—ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆಯಿಂದ ದೇವಪೂಜೆ, ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಶುಭ ಸ್ತುತಿ ಇವೇ ಯಜ್ಞದ ಸಾರ.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context
Scene: A devotee after reflection sets aside elaborate implements and performs simple devapūjā: offering flowers and water, hands folded in namaskāra, lips reciting stuti; the deity’s presence radiates शांत-प्रभा.
FAQs
The heart of sacrifice is devotion—faithful worship, humility, and sincere praise.
No particular site is named; the verse universalizes yajña as devotional practice.
Perform deva-pūjā with śraddhā, offer namaskāra, and recite stuti—these are presented as the ‘yajña-sāra’.