Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
चिंतामवाप महती जगद्योनिः प्रजाक्षयात् । प्रजासु क्षीयमाणासु क्षीणा यज्ञादिकाः क्रियाः
ciṃtāmavāpa mahatī jagadyoniḥ prajākṣayāt | prajāsu kṣīyamāṇāsu kṣīṇā yajñādikāḥ kriyāḥ
പ്രജകൾ നശിക്കുന്നതുകൊണ്ട് ജഗദ്യോനിയായ ബ്രഹ്മാവിന് വലിയ ആശങ്കയുണ്ടായി. പ്രജകൾ ക്ഷയിച്ചപ്പോൾ യാഗാദി ക്രിയകളും ക്ഷയിച്ചു.
Skanda
Scene: Brahmā, ‘jagad-yoni’, sits in contemplation with furrowed concern; below, abandoned yajña-vedis, cold ash, and dwindling households symbolize prajā-kṣaya and kriyā-kṣaya.
FAQs
Yajña and dharmic rites are portrayed as supports of cosmic balance; when life diminishes, ritual and order also fade, prompting divine concern.
Not directly; it prepares the theological ground for why divine intervention and sacred geography (Avimukta/Kāśī) become crucial.
No prescription, but yajña and allied rites are identified as declining practices.