Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49
अग्निष्टोमादिका यज्ञास्त्वयि सर्वे प्रतिष्ठिताः । अथ सर्वाणि भूतानि जीवंति तव संश्रयात्
agniṣṭomādikā yajñāstvayi sarve pratiṣṭhitāḥ | atha sarvāṇi bhūtāni jīvaṃti tava saṃśrayāt
അഗ്നിഷ്ടോമാദി യാഗങ്ങൾ എല്ലാം നിനക്കിലാണ് പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതം. അതുപോലെ എല്ലാ ഭൂതപ്രാണികളും നിന്റെ ആശ്രയത്താൽ തന്നെ ജീവിക്കുന്നു.
Brahmā
Scene: A grand yajña scene labeled by implication as Agniṣṭoma: priests around a vedi, Agni blazing, offerings rising; behind them, diverse beings (humans, animals, birds) depicted as thriving under Agni’s protection.
FAQs
Fire is the indispensable medium of sacrificial dharma and a symbol of life-supporting energy; honoring it upholds both worship and worldly wellbeing.
The tīrtha context is Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya, but this verse itself does not identify a named location.
It references Agniṣṭoma and other yajñas generally, affirming their dependence on Agni without detailing procedure.