Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52
बहिरुद्गिरयामास यद्दत्तं चेशवर्ज्जितम् । मायूरीं तनुमासाद्य सहस्राक्षो महामतिः
bahirudgirayāmāsa yaddattaṃ ceśavarjjitam | māyūrīṃ tanumāsādya sahasrākṣo mahāmatiḥ
Dia memuntahkan ke luar apa yang telah diberikan dalam yajña, kerana persembahan itu dipersembahkan dengan menyingkirkan Īśa, Tuhan. Lalu yang bermata seribu, Indra yang berhati agung, mengambil rupa seekor merak betina.
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative voice, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Scene: A figure expels (vomits) sacrificial food/oblations, signifying rejection; nearby Indra, thousand-eyed, transforms into a peahen—feathers iridescent—preparing to flee or observe covertly.
FAQs
Sacrifice that excludes Īśa is spiritually void; devotion is the sanctifying core of ritual, not mere performance.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s setting is Kāśī, where Śiva’s primacy sanctifies all rites and pilgrimages.
Implicit instruction: yajña offerings must honor Śiva (Īśa); otherwise the offering is rendered ineffective and leads to humiliation.