Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
अथ स्वर्गस्थिता दैत्या यज्ञभागविवर्जिताः । तथा मर्त्योद्भवैर्भागैः संदेहं परमं गताः
atha svargasthitā daityā yajñabhāgavivarjitāḥ | tathā martyodbhavairbhāgaiḥ saṃdehaṃ paramaṃ gatāḥ
അപ്പോൾ സ്വർഗ്ഗസ്ഥരായ ദൈത്യർ യജ്ഞഭാഗം നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടവരായി, മർത്ത്യലോകത്തിൽ മനുഷ്യരിൽ നിന്നുയർന്ന ഭാഗങ്ങൾ വിഭജിക്കപ്പെടുന്നതു കണ്ടിട്ടും പരമ സംശയത്തിലായി।
Sūta (continuing narration)
Scene: In Svarga, troubled Daityas gather, their faces tense, as distant smoke of mortal offerings rises from earth yet their own yajña-shares are absent; the atmosphere is unsettled, with dimmed celestial splendor.
FAQs
Sacrificial share (yajña-bhāga) signifies rightful cosmic participation; adharma cannot stably enjoy the fruits of sacred order.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it remains within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative frame.
It discusses yajña-bhāga (sacrificial portions) as the key ritual concept, not a direct injunction.