Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 111
महेश्वर उवाच । यथाऽस्य जायते तृप्तिर्यज्ञभागाधिका सदा । तथाहं कथयिष्यामि शृण्वंतु विबुधोत्तमाः
maheśvara uvāca | yathā'sya jāyate tṛptiryajñabhāgādhikā sadā | tathāhaṃ kathayiṣyāmi śṛṇvaṃtu vibudhottamāḥ
महेश्वर उवाच—यथा अस्य तृप्तिः सदा यज्ञभागेभ्यः अप्यधिकतरा जायते, तथा अहं कथयिष्यामि; शृण्वन्तु विबुधोत्तमाः।
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Listener: Vibudhottamāḥ (foremost devas) / implied sages
Scene: Maheśvara addresses an assembly of devas/ṛṣis, announcing a secret of how true satisfaction is attained beyond mere ritual portions.
FAQs
Beyond formal shares, a deeper dharmic method brings true fulfillment—Śiva prepares to reveal the correct principle.
The tīrtha-māhātmya setting frames the teaching, though this verse itself is doctrinal rather than geographical.
An instruction is introduced: Śiva will describe a practice that yields satisfaction surpassing ordinary yajña-portions.