Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
याजयित्वा त्रिशंकुं तं विधिवद्दक्षिणावता । यज्ञेनात्रा नयिष्यामि पश्यतस्ते पितामह
yājayitvā triśaṃkuṃ taṃ vidhivaddakṣiṇāvatā | yajñenātrā nayiṣyāmi paśyataste pitāmaha
“Pagkatapos kong papagampanin si Triśaṅku ng yajña ayon sa wastong ritwal, kalakip ang dakṣiṇā na handog sa mga pari, dadalhin ko siya sa langit sa pamamagitan ng yajña na ito, habang ikaw ay nakamasid, O Pitāmaha.”
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.