Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
देवान्ददाति साक्रोशं दैत्यांस्तूष्णीमथाददात् । मनुष्यान्मध्यपातेन प्रत्यहं स ग्रहान्द्विजः
devāndadāti sākrośaṃ daityāṃstūṣṇīmathādadāt | manuṣyānmadhyapātena pratyahaṃ sa grahāndvijaḥ
तो द्विज पुरोहित देवांना मोठ्या उच्चाराने भाग देई, दैत्यांना मौनाने देई, आणि मनुष्यांना मधला भाग देऊन—दररोज वाटप करी.
Lomāśa
Listener: brāhmaṇas
Scene: The priest apportions offerings differently: loudly to devas, silently to daityas, and a middle share to humans; the contrast is shown through gesture and expression.
FAQs
Ritual acts have moral direction; how offerings are apportioned and intentioned can favor particular forces and shape outcomes.
No holy site is specified in this verse.
The verse describes daily distribution of yajña-shares (graha/avadāna) with different modes (aloud/silent/middle share), but does not prescribe a named vrata or tīrtha-ritual.
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