Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 111
महेश्वर उवाच । यथाऽस्य जायते तृप्तिर्यज्ञभागाधिका सदा । तथाहं कथयिष्यामि शृण्वंतु विबुधोत्तमाः
maheśvara uvāca | yathā'sya jāyate tṛptiryajñabhāgādhikā sadā | tathāhaṃ kathayiṣyāmi śṛṇvaṃtu vibudhottamāḥ
മഹേശ്വരൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—യജ്ഞഭാഗങ്ങളെക്കാളും അവന്റെ തൃപ്തി എപ്പോഴും എങ്ങനെ അധികമാകുന്നുവോ അത് ഞാൻ പറയും; ദേവോത്തമന്മാരേ, ശ്രവിക്കുവിൻ.
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Listener: Vibudhottamāḥ (foremost devas) / implied sages
Scene: Maheśvara addresses an assembly of devas/ṛṣis, announcing a secret of how true satisfaction is attained beyond mere ritual portions.
FAQs
Beyond formal shares, a deeper dharmic method brings true fulfillment—Śiva prepares to reveal the correct principle.
The tīrtha-māhātmya setting frames the teaching, though this verse itself is doctrinal rather than geographical.
An instruction is introduced: Śiva will describe a practice that yields satisfaction surpassing ordinary yajña-portions.