Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 90
श्मशानेष्वपि तेजस्वी पावको नैव दुष्यति । हूयमानश्च यज्ञेषु भूय एवाभिवर्द्धते
śmaśāneṣvapi tejasvī pāvako naiva duṣyati | hūyamānaśca yajñeṣu bhūya evābhivarddhate
ಶ್ಮಶಾನಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ ಪಾವಕನು ದೂಷಿತನಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ಯಜ್ಞಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಆಹುತಿ ದೊರೆತಾಗ ಅವನು ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A bright sacrificial fire blazing undiminished beside a cremation ground, with smoke and ash in the distance; priests pour ghee, and the flame rises higher—symbolizing undefiled purity and increased power.
FAQs
True sanctity is not polluted by impure surroundings; rather, sacred power purifies and grows through right offerings.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual), where dharma is taught through illustrative analogies.
It alludes to homa/yajña: making offerings into fire, which is said to increase thereby.
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