Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41
सुदर्शनाया लाभेन परितुष्टो हुताशनः । ज्वलते सन्निधौ नित्यं माहिष्मत्यां युधिष्ठिर
sudarśanāyā lābhena parituṣṭo hutāśanaḥ | jvalate sannidhau nityaṃ māhiṣmatyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira
Dengan memperoleh Sudarśanā, Hutāśana (Agni) pun berkenan; wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, di Māhiṣmatī baginda senantiasa menyala dekat di sisi.
Narrator addressing Yudhiṣṭhira (listener)
Tirtha: Agnitīrtha (at Māhiṣmatī)
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Agni, pleased, blazes steadily near Māhiṣmatī; the riverbank and city silhouette frame an ever-burning sacred flame, suggesting a perpetual altar by the Revā.
FAQs
When dharma is fulfilled, divine forces become steady protectors—Agni’s abiding presence symbolizes sanctified order.
Māhiṣmatī is explicitly praised as the place where Agni remains ever-present.
No direct prescription here; it states the enduring sacred presence (nitya-sannidhi) of Agni at the place.