Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33
तासु क्षीणासु संक्षीणाः सर्वे यज्ञभुजोऽभवन् । ततश्चिंतयता स्रष्ट्रा दृष्टो राजर्षिसत्तमः
tāsu kṣīṇāsu saṃkṣīṇāḥ sarve yajñabhujo'bhavan | tataściṃtayatā sraṣṭrā dṛṣṭo rājarṣisattamaḥ
அச்செயல்கள் குறைந்ததால், யாகத்தின் பலனை நுகரும் தேவர்கள் அனைவரும் வலிமை இழந்தனர். அப்போது சிந்தித்த படைப்பவர், சிறந்த ராஜரிஷியைக் கண்டார்.
Skanda
Scene: A two-tier vision: devas appear faint and diminished, their radiance reduced; Brahmā, contemplating, suddenly beholds a radiant royal sage (rājarṣi) as a hopeful counterforce.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma presents mutual dependence: humans uphold yajña, devas are nourished by offerings, and cosmic welfare is maintained through this reciprocity.
The narrative is moving toward Avimukta/Kāśī; this verse signals a turning point where a great rājṛṣi becomes relevant.
None as a command; it states that yajña-sustained deities weaken when sacrificial rites decline.