Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72
देवाधीनाः प्रजाः सर्वा यज्ञाधीनाश्च देवताः । ते यज्ञा ब्राह्मणाधीनास्तस्माद्देवा द्विजोत्तमाः
devādhīnāḥ prajāḥ sarvā yajñādhīnāśca devatāḥ | te yajñā brāhmaṇādhīnāstasmāddevā dvijottamāḥ
அனைத்து உயிர்களும் தேவர்களைச் சார்ந்தவை; தேவர்கள் யாகத்தைச் சார்ந்தவர்கள். அந்த யாகங்கள் பிராமணர்களைச் சார்ந்தவை; ஆகவே த்விஜோத்தமர்களே (பூமியில்) தேவச్వరூபர்கள்.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis
Scene: A symbolic ‘chain’ scene: villagers/prājā in lower register, devatās above receiving offerings, a yajña fire at center, and brāhmaṇas officiating as the pivotal link; arrows or visual flow indicates dependence.
FAQs
Cosmic welfare is linked to yajña, and yajña is linked to brāhmaṇa stewardship; dharma sustains the world.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the tīrtha narrative emphasizes yajña-centered dharma.
It underscores yajña as essential and implies supporting qualified Brāhmaṇas who maintain sacrificial rites.