Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
तासां पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति ह्यग्नयो येऽध्वरे स्मृताः । धिष्ण्यानाम सुविख्याता यावदाभूतसम्प्लवम्
tāsāṃ putrā bhaviṣyanti hyagnayo ye'dhvare smṛtāḥ | dhiṣṇyānāma suvikhyātā yāvadābhūtasamplavam
तासां पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति ह्यग्नयो येऽध्वरे स्मृताः । धिष्ण्यानामग्नयः ख्याता यावदाभूतसम्प्लवम् ॥
Śiva (Īśvara/Maheśvara)
Scene: A Vedic altar-space with multiple Dhiṣṇya fires glowing in their designated hearths, suggesting ‘sons’ of the divine—each flame distinct yet harmonized—set against a vast cosmic backdrop hinting at pralaya beyond time.
FAQs
Ritual order is cosmic in scope; sacred institutions like the sacrificial fires are portrayed as enduring supports of dharma.
The Revā/Narmadā milieu underlies the narrative, presenting the river-goddesses as sources of sacred ritual powers.
It references adhvara (yajña) and the Dhiṣṇya fires—ritual fires recognized in sacrificial performance.
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