Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
तदभावे गृहस्थांश्च । ब्रह्मज्ञानपरायणान् अग्निहोत्रपरान्विप्रान्वेदविद्याविचक्षणान्
tadabhāve gṛhasthāṃśca | brahmajñānaparāyaṇān agnihotraparānviprānvedavidyāvicakṣaṇān
ते उपलब्ध नसतील तर ब्रह्मज्ञानपरायण गृहस्थांना—अग्निहोत्रात तत्पर व वेदविद्येत निपुण विप्रांना—आमंत्रित करावे।
Bhartṛyajña (contextual continuation)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (implied)
Scene: A yajamāna respectfully invites learned household brāhmaṇas—one tending a small sacred fire, another holding Vedic manuscripts—signaling agnihotra and brahma-jñāna devotion.
FAQs
Worthiness for receiving ritual honor is measured by spiritual orientation—Vedic discipline, Agnihotra, and Brahman-knowledge.
No tīrtha is specified; this is a general rule for selecting qualified invitees.
When higher-preference invitees are absent, invite qualified gṛhastha brāhmaṇas devoted to Agnihotra and Vedic learning.