Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
ततस्तु देवयजनंनाम तस्य बभूव ह । यदन्यत्र शतं कृत्वा क्रतूनां फलमाप्नुयात् । तदत्रैकेन लभते क्रतुना दक्षिणावता
tatastu devayajanaṃnāma tasya babhūva ha | yadanyatra śataṃ kṛtvā kratūnāṃ phalamāpnuyāt | tadatraikena labhate kratunā dakṣiṇāvatā
Maka tempat itu pun dikenali sebagai “Devayajana”. Apa jua hasil yang diperoleh di tempat lain dengan melakukan seratus korban suci, di sini dicapai dengan satu korban sahaja, asalkan disertai dakṣiṇā menurut dharma.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Devayajana
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (standard frame)
Scene: A consecrated yajña-vedī at a tīrtha named Devayajana; priests complete the rite by offering dakṣiṇā, while the atmosphere suggests extraordinary unseen merit.
FAQs
Sacred geography amplifies dharma: when rites are performed correctly (with dakṣiṇā), a tīrtha can multiply merit beyond ordinary measure.
Devayajana—the named sacrificial holy place within the Chapter 75 kṣetra (Nāgara Khaṇḍa, Tīrthamāhātmya).
Perform a kratu (sacrifice) at Devayajana and ensure it includes proper dakṣiṇā; this is said to yield extraordinary fruit.