Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5
तस्मिन्यज्ञेऽवदानैश्च यजने असुरान्सुरान् । मनुष्यांश्चैव त्रिशिरा अपरोक्षं शचीपतेः
tasminyajñe'vadānaiśca yajane asurānsurān | manuṣyāṃścaiva triśirā aparokṣaṃ śacīpateḥ
“Dalam yajña itu, melalui persembahan bahagian-bahagian korban dan upacara pemujaan, Triśirā—yang berkepala tiga—melayani Asura, Sura, bahkan manusia, terang-terangan di hadapan tuan Śacī (Indra).”
Lomāśa
Listener: brāhmaṇas
Scene: Triśirā/Viśvarūpa officiates at a grand yajña, visibly offering to multiple classes—devas, asuras, and humans—while Indra watches, uneasy.
FAQs
Sacrificial power must be governed by discernment and loyalty to dharma; misdirected or divided offerings can create cosmic and political imbalance.
No tīrtha is named; the focus is on a sacrificial episode within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narration.
Offerings (avadāna) and yajña-performance are referenced generally, without naming a specific sacrifice.