Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञाख्या अग्निष्टोमादिका मखाः । पारत्रिकाः प्रवर्तंते नैहिकाश्चाभिचारिकाः
ṛgyajuḥsāmasaṃjñākhyā agniṣṭomādikā makhāḥ | pāratrikāḥ pravartaṃte naihikāścābhicārikāḥ
ऋग्, यजुः आणि साम या संज्ञेचे—अग्निष्टोमादि—यज्ञ परलोकफलासाठी प्रवर्ततात; तसेच काही इहलोकी फलासाठीही, ज्यांत अभिचार-प्रतिकार इत्यादी कर्मे येतात.
Bhartṛyajña
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ)
Scene: A schematic teaching scene: the three Vedic streams (Ṛg, Yajus, Sāman) are symbolized as three fires/altars; Agniṣṭoma is depicted as a grand soma-yajña leading upward (pāratrika), while a separate darker corner hints at ābhicārika rites for worldly ends.
FAQs
Rituals differ by aim—some elevate toward the beyond, while others address worldly needs; discernment of purpose is essential.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya discourse context.
Agniṣṭoma and related Vedic makhas are referenced as ritual categories, distinguished by otherworldly (pāratrika) and worldly (naihika) aims.