Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
अग्निराहवनीयस्तु दक्षिणाग्निस्तथैव च । गार्हपत्यस्तृतीयस्तु त्रैलोक्यं यैश्च धार्यते
agnirāhavanīyastu dakṣiṇāgnistathaiva ca | gārhapatyastṛtīyastu trailokyaṃ yaiśca dhāryate
Agni manifesta-se como o fogo Āhavanīya, e também como o fogo Dakṣiṇa; e, como terceiro, o Gārhapatya. Por esses fogos sagrados se sustenta a ordem dos três mundos.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in the verse)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (mahārāja)
Scene: A ritual ground with three distinct fires: Āhavanīya (east), Dakṣiṇa (south), Gārhapatya (west/household), each personified as a small flame-deity, with the three worlds subtly indicated above.
FAQs
Cosmic order is supported by dharmic ritual life—Agni, in his three Vedic forms, symbolizes disciplined worship sustaining the worlds.
The broader context is the Revā (Narmadā) region in the Revā Khaṇḍa, where Agni’s later tapas and boons unfold.
The verse recalls the triad of Vedic fires—Āhavanīya, Dakṣiṇa, and Gārhapatya—central to yajña and household sacrificial discipline.