Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11
लोकानां च हितार्थाय कामाय च सुखाय च । यज्ञं च कथयिष्यामि तत्सर्वं शृणु भूपते
lokānāṃ ca hitārthāya kāmāya ca sukhāya ca | yajñaṃ ca kathayiṣyāmi tatsarvaṃ śṛṇu bhūpate
மக்களின் நலனுக்காகவும், தர்மசம்மதமான விருப்ப நிறைவேற்றத்திற்காகவும், இன்பத்திற்காகவும், யாகத்தையும் நான் விளக்குவேன்; அரசே, அனைத்தையும் கேள்।
Vyāsa
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Vyāsa addressing the king, with a symbolic yajña-altar in the background: fire steady, offerings arranged, people of different stations receiving blessings—visualizing welfare, fulfilled wishes, and contentment.
FAQs
Yajña is presented as a dharmic instrument that supports social welfare, balanced prosperity, and inner contentment.
The broader Dharmāraṇya setting frames the teaching, though this verse emphasizes the universal purpose of yajña.
A forthcoming explanation of a yajña is promised, but the verse itself does not specify the ritual’s steps.