Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
यज्ञभागं लभंते स्म कच्चिद्देवाः सवासवाः । कच्चिन्न दानवः कश्चिदुत्कटोऽभूद्धरातले
yajñabhāgaṃ labhaṃte sma kacciddevāḥ savāsavāḥ | kaccinna dānavaḥ kaścidutkaṭo'bhūddharātale
“Adakah para dewa bersama Vāsava (Indra) masih menerima bahagian yajña yang sewajarnya? Dan adakah tiada daṇava yang ganas muncul di bumi?”
Bhagavān (Viṣṇu/Keśava)
Listener: muniśreṣṭha (contextually the reporting sage)
Scene: Bhagavān continues questioning: are devas receiving yajña portions, and has any fierce daṇava manifested on earth—an image of ritual fires and celestial concern juxtaposed with terrestrial threat.
FAQs
Maintaining yajña-order (rightful offerings and balance) is linked with the containment of destructive forces.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
It references yajñabhāga (sacrificial shares) as an established dharmic norm, not a step-by-step ritual.