Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5
यज्ञभागविहीनं मां किं पुनर्वच्मि ते ऽग्रतः । यज्ञभागमहं देव लभेयैवं सुरैः सह
yajñabhāgavihīnaṃ māṃ kiṃ punarvacmi te 'grataḥ | yajñabhāgamahaṃ deva labheyaivaṃ suraiḥ saha
‘யாகப் பங்கின்றி நான் உன் முன்னிலையில் இன்னும் என்ன சொல்ல முடியும்? ஓ தேவா! தேவர்களுடன் சேர்ந்து நானும் இவ்விதம் என் யாகப் பங்கைப் பெறுவேனாக.’
Deva (unspecified claimant within the narrative context)
Scene: A figure (speaker) laments being without a sacrificial share, hands folded in supplication before a deity/authority, with devas nearby as witnesses; mood is plaintive yet devotional.
FAQs
Dharma includes rightful distribution—when shares and honors are denied, disorder spreads and must be rectified.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse concerns ritual entitlement within the story.
It references yajña-bhāga (the sacrificial portion) as a due allotment, but gives no detailed method.
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