Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
देवान्ददाति साक्रोशं दैत्यांस्तूष्णीमथाददात् । मनुष्यान्मध्यपातेन प्रत्यहं स ग्रहान्द्विजः
devāndadāti sākrośaṃ daityāṃstūṣṇīmathādadāt | manuṣyānmadhyapātena pratyahaṃ sa grahāndvijaḥ
“Dia memberikan kepada para Deva dengan seruan yang lantang, tetapi kepada para Daitya dia memberinya dalam diam. Kepada manusia pula, dia membahagi dengan ‘bahagian pertengahan’; demikianlah setiap hari, brahmana yang dua kali lahir itu mengagihkan bahagian-bahagian.”
Lomāśa
Listener: brāhmaṇas
Scene: The priest apportions offerings differently: loudly to devas, silently to daityas, and a middle share to humans; the contrast is shown through gesture and expression.
FAQs
Ritual acts have moral direction; how offerings are apportioned and intentioned can favor particular forces and shape outcomes.
No holy site is specified in this verse.
The verse describes daily distribution of yajña-shares (graha/avadāna) with different modes (aloud/silent/middle share), but does not prescribe a named vrata or tīrtha-ritual.