Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
चिंतामवाप महती जगद्योनिः प्रजाक्षयात् । प्रजासु क्षीयमाणासु क्षीणा यज्ञादिकाः क्रियाः
ciṃtāmavāpa mahatī jagadyoniḥ prajākṣayāt | prajāsu kṣīyamāṇāsu kṣīṇā yajñādikāḥ kriyāḥ
प्रजेचा नाश होत असल्याने जगद्योनीला (ब्रह्मदेवाला) मोठी चिंता वाटली. प्रजा क्षीण होत असताना यज्ञादी क्रियाही क्षीण झाल्या.
Skanda
Scene: Brahmā, ‘jagad-yoni’, sits in contemplation with furrowed concern; below, abandoned yajña-vedis, cold ash, and dwindling households symbolize prajā-kṣaya and kriyā-kṣaya.
FAQs
Yajña and dharmic rites are portrayed as supports of cosmic balance; when life diminishes, ritual and order also fade, prompting divine concern.
Not directly; it prepares the theological ground for why divine intervention and sacred geography (Avimukta/Kāśī) become crucial.
No prescription, but yajña and allied rites are identified as declining practices.