Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
मर्यादा तैः समं येन देवानां च यदा कृता । अर्हाणां यज्ञभागस्य काश्यपानामथाग्रजाम्
maryādā taiḥ samaṃ yena devānāṃ ca yadā kṛtā | arhāṇāṃ yajñabhāgasya kāśyapānāmathāgrajām
അവരോടൊപ്പം ദേവന്മാരുടെ മർയ്യാദ/സന്ധി സ്ഥാപിക്കപ്പെട്ടപ്പോൾ—യജ്ഞഭാഗത്തിന് അർഹരായവർ, അതായത് കാശ്യപവംശത്തിലെ അഗ്രജരെ സംബന്ധിച്ച്.
Deva (likely Śiva) speaking to Devī
Listener: Sureśvarī
Scene: Reference to a formal compact with the Dānavas about the gods and the sacrificial share of those entitled—‘foremost among the Kāśyapas’—setting the stage for ensuing conflict.
FAQs
Dharma is maintained through maryādā—agreed rules and rightful entitlement—especially in matters of yajña where cosmic order is distributed by due shares.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the Mahātmya’s broader theme that ritual order sustains sacred geography and society.
The concept of yajña-bhāga (sacrificial share) is central—who is ‘arha’ (worthy) to receive offerings and portions.