Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
पावकोऽपि द्विजेंद्राणामग्निहोत्रेषु संस्थितः । हविर्जग्राह विधिवद्वसोर्द्धारोद्भवं तथा
pāvako'pi dvijeṃdrāṇāmagnihotreṣu saṃsthitaḥ | havirjagrāha vidhivadvasorddhārodbhavaṃ tathā
Bahkan Agni, Dewa Api, yang ditegakkan dalam upacara agnihotra para brāhmaṇa terunggul, menerima persembahan havis dengan tertib menurut vidhi, yakni yang lahir daripada persembahan Vasordhārā, sesuai aturan suci.
Sūta (context continued)
Tirtha: Vasordhārā (as source of havis)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly (implied)
Scene: Foremost brāhmaṇas perform agnihotra at dawn/dusk; Agni, personified, receives havis with composed dignity; the vasordhārā stream is shown as the source of the oblation, emphasizing continuity from special rite to daily practice.
FAQs
Ritual acts performed with proper procedure (vidhi) and sanctified giving are affirmed as channels through which divine forces (Agni) confer merit.
The wider passage leads to Agnitīrtha’s manifestation; this verse links the tīrtha’s sanctity to agnihotra and Vasordhārā offerings.
Agnihotra performed by brāhmaṇas and the duly offered Vasordhārā-derived oblation accepted by Agni.