Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
तासां पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति ह्यग्नयो येऽध्वरे स्मृताः । धिष्ण्यानाम सुविख्याता यावदाभूतसम्प्लवम्
tāsāṃ putrā bhaviṣyanti hyagnayo ye'dhvare smṛtāḥ | dhiṣṇyānāma suvikhyātā yāvadābhūtasamplavam
അവരുടെ പുത്രന്മാർ യാഗത്തിൽ സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന അഗ്നികളായിരിക്കും; ധിഷ്ണ്യാഗ്നികളെന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധരായി, ഭൂതപ്രളയം വരെയും ഖ്യാതരായി നിലനിൽക്കും.
Śiva (Īśvara/Maheśvara)
Scene: A Vedic altar-space with multiple Dhiṣṇya fires glowing in their designated hearths, suggesting ‘sons’ of the divine—each flame distinct yet harmonized—set against a vast cosmic backdrop hinting at pralaya beyond time.
FAQs
Ritual order is cosmic in scope; sacred institutions like the sacrificial fires are portrayed as enduring supports of dharma.
The Revā/Narmadā milieu underlies the narrative, presenting the river-goddesses as sources of sacred ritual powers.
It references adhvara (yajña) and the Dhiṣṇya fires—ritual fires recognized in sacrificial performance.