Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
न सूक्ष्ममपि संप्राप्तं छिद्रं तेन दुरात्मना । वसिष्ठविहिता रक्षा सत्रे तस्य महीपतेः
na sūkṣmamapi saṃprāptaṃ chidraṃ tena durātmanā | vasiṣṭhavihitā rakṣā satre tasya mahīpateḥ
Bahkan cela yang paling halus pun tidak dapat ditemui oleh si berhati jahat itu, kerana perlindungan yang ditetapkan oleh Vasiṣṭha menjaga satra korban sang raja.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Scene: Vasiṣṭha stands near the yajña-fire, right hand raised in blessing; a luminous protective circle surrounds the satra. The rākṣasa recoils, unable to detect any breach.
FAQs
A rite performed under the guidance of a realized ṛṣi is shielded; spiritual authority protects dharma from corruption.
The broader Tīrthamāhātmya section is the setting; this verse itself focuses on yajña-protection rather than naming a tīrtha.
Rakṣā (protective safeguarding) instituted by Vasiṣṭha for the satra.