Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79
क्षेत्राद्बहिः समारब्धो यज्ञः सर्वस्वदक्षिणः । शुक्रेणामन्त्रिताः सर्वे मुनयो यज्ञकर्मणि । अतिहृष्टो बलिर्यज्ञे ददौ दानान्यनेकधा
kṣetrādbahiḥ samārabdho yajñaḥ sarvasvadakṣiṇaḥ | śukreṇāmantritāḥ sarve munayo yajñakarmaṇi | atihṛṣṭo baliryajñe dadau dānānyanekadhā
ക്ഷേത്രപരിധിക്ക് പുറത്തായി സർവ്വസ്വം ദക്ഷിണയായി അർപ്പിക്കുന്ന യജ്ഞം ആരംഭിച്ചു. ശുക്രാചാര്യന്റെ ക്ഷണപ്രകാരം യജ്ഞകർമ്മത്തിനായി എല്ലാ മുനിമാരെയും വിളിച്ചു. യജ്ഞത്തിൽ അത്യന്തം ഹർഷിച്ച ബലി പലവിധ ദാനങ്ങൾ നൽകി.
Sūta (deduced narrator)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (periphery)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpa)
Scene: At the edge of the sacred boundary, a grand yajña blazes; Śukra presides as ācārya, sages assemble, and Bali—radiant with delight—distributes gifts in many forms.
FAQs
True ritual excellence is inseparable from self-giving: dakṣiṇā and dāna transform sacrifice into lived dharma.
The narrative remains anchored to Vastrāpatha-kṣetra, even noting the yajña being performed outside the kṣetra boundary.
A yajña characterized as sarvasva-dakṣiṇa (offering one’s full wealth as priestly gift), with invited sages officiating and extensive dāna.
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