Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 87
एवं ज्ञात्वा प्रवर्तंते यथा यज्ञास्तथा कुरु । तैर्विना नैव तृप्तिः स्यादस्माकं च कथंचन
evaṃ jñātvā pravartaṃte yathā yajñāstathā kuru | tairvinā naiva tṛptiḥ syādasmākaṃ ca kathaṃcana
एवं ज्ञात्वा यथायोग्यं प्रवर्तन्ते; तस्माद् यथा यज्ञाः तथा कुरुत। तैर्विना अस्माकं कथंचन तृप्तिर्न भवेत्।
Indra (probable) instructing the devas, or devas quoting an instruction (deduced from imperative 'kuru' and narrative flow)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Vedic yajña in progress near the sacred site: priests chant, fire blazes, offerings are poured; subtle divine figures (devas) appear satisfied, receiving oblations.
FAQs
Pilgrimage merit does not cancel ritual dharma; yajña remains a pillar that sustains cosmic reciprocity between humans and devas.
Indirectly tied to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra’s effects, which prompt concern about the continuity of yajña-based order.
Performance of yajñas properly (yathā-yajña) is explicitly urged.
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