Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 4
हस्ते कृत्वा हेमपात्रं हविःपूर्णमनुत्तमम् । तस्मिन्हविषि संकीर्णं वैष्णवं तेज उत्तमम् । चतुर्विधं विभज्यैव पत्नीभ्यो दत्तवान्नृपः
haste kṛtvā hemapātraṃ haviḥpūrṇamanuttamam | tasminhaviṣi saṃkīrṇaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ teja uttamam | caturvidhaṃ vibhajyaiva patnībhyo dattavānnṛpaḥ
மிகச் சிறந்த ஹவியால் நிரம்பிய பொற்கலசத்தை கையில் எடுத்தான்; அந்த ஹவியில் உன்னத வைஷ்ணவத் தேஜஸ் கலந்திருந்தது. அரசன் அதை நான்கு பாகங்களாகப் பிரித்து தன் அரசிகளுக்கு அளித்தான்।
Agastya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kṣīrodaka
Type: kund
Scene: A radiant golden vessel brimming with sanctified havis is held aloft; within it a visible aura of Vaiṣṇava tejas shimmers. Daśaratha divides it into four portions and offers it to his queens, who receive it with reverence.
FAQs
Divine grace is conveyed through sanctified offerings; sharing rightly within dharmic household order bears auspicious fruit.
Implicitly the Kṣīrodaka-associated Ayodhyā locale where the Putreṣṭi episode is anchored.
Handling the consecrated havis and its proper division/distribution as part of the yajña’s ordained sequence.