Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
दैत्यानां कार्यसिद्ध्यर्थमवदानं प्रयच्छति । असौ पुरोहितोऽस्माकं परेषां च फलप्रदः
daityānāṃ kāryasiddhyarthamavadānaṃ prayacchati | asau purohito'smākaṃ pareṣāṃ ca phalapradaḥ
Demi kejayaan usaha para Daitya, dia memberikan persembahan dan bahagian ritual. Pendeta kita ini memberikan hasil bukan sahaja untuk kita, malah untuk orang lain juga.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Listener: brāhmaṇas
Scene: Indra’s camp voices a charge: the priest grants oblations for Daitya success and gives fruits to ‘others’ too; the scene is a council of devas with anxious faces and pointed gestures toward the officiant.
FAQs
Ritual power (yajña) is morally weighty; using sacred acts to empower harmful agendas creates conflict and karmic repercussions.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the Kedārakhaṇḍa story framework.
The verse references offering “avadāna” (sacrificial portions/oblations), indicating yajña practice, but gives no explicit prescription.