Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
वृक्षाणां फलनिष्पत्तिः सस्यानां च तथा परा । अग्निष्टोमादयो यज्ञा वर्तंते ये धरातले
vṛkṣāṇāṃ phalaniṣpattiḥ sasyānāṃ ca tathā parā | agniṣṭomādayo yajñā vartaṃte ye dharātale
Di permukaan bumi, buah-buahan pada pepohon menjadi masak, dan tanaman juga mencapai kematangan sepenuhnya. Korban suci (yajña) seperti Agniṣṭoma dan yang lain-lain turut berlangsung di dunia ini.
Narrative voice (Purāṇic exposition; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Scene: Earthly panorama: orchards heavy with fruit, golden fields ready for harvest, and a yajña-śālā where priests perform Agniṣṭoma with rising smoke; the sky subtly shows orderly time.
FAQs
Cosmic order (ṛta) sustains both livelihood (crops, fruits) and dharma (yajñas); worldly prosperity and sacred duty are intertwined.
The broader context is the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya within Nāgara Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself speaks generally of earthly order.
It references Vedic sacrifices such as Agniṣṭoma, indicating the continuity of yajña as a dharmic practice.