Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64
ब्राह्मणातिक्रमो नास्ति नाचरेद्यो व्यवस्थितिम् । ज्वलंतमग्निमुत्सृज्य न हि भस्मनि हूयते
brāhmaṇātikramo nāsti nācaredyo vyavasthitim | jvalaṃtamagnimutsṛjya na hi bhasmani hūyate
Tiada ‘melangkaui’ brāhmaṇa, dan janganlah melanggar tatanan yang telah ditetapkan. Kerana setelah meninggalkan api yang sedang menyala, tidaklah orang mempersembahkan oblation ke dalam abu semata-mata.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A blazing sacrificial fire on a vedi; a teacher points to the living flame while ashes lie aside; a donor hesitates between offering into fire versus ashes; the message is ritual propriety.
FAQs
Ritual and charitable acts must follow dharmic propriety; ignoring qualified channels is like offering into ashes—spiritually ineffective.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where correct performance of dharma (including dāna and rite) is praised as part of the kṣetra’s sacred discipline.
Maintain proper ritual order—offerings are to be made where they are efficacious (like oblations into living fire), and gifts to proper recipients.