Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
याजयित्वा त्रिशंकुं तं विधिवद्दक्षिणावता । यज्ञेनात्रा नयिष्यामि पश्यतस्ते पितामह
yājayitvā triśaṃkuṃ taṃ vidhivaddakṣiṇāvatā | yajñenātrā nayiṣyāmi paśyataste pitāmaha
ఆ త్రిశంకుని విధివిధానముగా, యథోచిత దక్షిణలతో యజ్ఞం చేయించి, ఓ పితామహా! నీవు చూస్తుండగానే ఈ యజ్ఞంతోనే అతనిని స్వర్గానికి నడిపిస్తాను.
Viśvāmitra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)
Scene: Viśvāmitra declares before Brahmā that he will, through a properly endowed sacrifice, lead Triśaṅku to heaven while Brahmā watches.
FAQs
It emphasizes that ritual must be ‘complete’—performed by rule and accompanied by dakṣiṇā—while also showcasing the extraordinary resolve of a powerful ṛṣi.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on yajña-merit within the māhātmya narrative.
A properly performed yajña (vidhivat) together with dakṣiṇā (gifts/fees) to officiants.