Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 19
मखार्थं ब्रह्मणा सृष्टाः पशु द्रुम मृगौषधीः । निघ्नन्नहिंसको विप्रस्तासामपि शुभा गतिः
makhārthaṃ brahmaṇā sṛṣṭāḥ paśu druma mṛgauṣadhīḥ | nighnannahiṃsako viprastāsāmapi śubhā gatiḥ
मखार्थं ब्रह्मणा सृष्टाः पशवो द्रुममृगौषधयः; तत्र निघ्नन् विप्रोऽहिंसक उच्यते, तासामपि शुभा गतिः।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Vedic altar scene: a brāhmaṇa officiant performs a makha with strict ritual decorum; surrounding are symbolic representations of animals, trees, deer, and herbs as Brahmā’s created offerings; a luminous path indicates ‘śubhā gati’ for the offered beings.
FAQs
Puranic dharma distinguishes ordinary harm from ritually bounded acts framed by yajña; intention and scriptural context are central.
The passage belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Kāśī/Vārāṇasī setting), but the verse focuses on yajña-ethics rather than naming a particular tīrtha.
It references makha/yajña as the context in which certain acts are considered sanctioned within Vedic-sacrificial parameters.