Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27
इत्युद्देशात्समाख्याता महेंद्रनगरी स्थितिः । यायजूका वसंत्यत्र यज्ञविद्याविशारदाः
ityuddeśātsamākhyātā maheṃdranagarī sthitiḥ | yāyajūkā vasaṃtyatra yajñavidyāviśāradāḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ സംക്ഷിപ്ത സൂചനയാൽ മഹേന്ദ്രനഗരിയുടെ സ്ഥിതി വിവരിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. ഇവിടെ യജ്ഞവിദ്യയിൽ വിശാരദരായ യായജൂകർ വസിക്കുന്നു।
Skanda
Tirtha: Mahendranagarī (as described realm) within Kāśī’s praise
Type: kshetra
Scene: A narrator-figure gestures across a panoramic celestial city; groups of yāyajūka priests are shown teaching, chanting, and arranging ritual implements—an orderly tableau emphasizing expertise.
FAQs
A sacred realm is defined by dharmic culture—especially the preservation and mastery of yajña-knowledge.
Mahendranagarī (Mahendra’s city), as narrated within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa sacred-topography.
No single rite is prescribed; it highlights expertise in yajña-vidyā and the presence of professional sacrificers (yāyajūkas).