Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 71
भविष्यंति तथा यज्ञा कालेन महता विभो । संजातैः पशुभिर्भूयः सस्यादैरपरैर्भुवि
bhaviṣyaṃti tathā yajñā kālena mahatā vibho | saṃjātaiḥ paśubhirbhūyaḥ sasyādairaparairbhuvi
“Sa paglipas ng mahabang panahon, O Makapangyarihan, muling magkakaroon ng mga yajña—kapag sa lupa ay muling sumagana ang pagsilang ng mga hayop, kasama ng mga butil, ani, at iba pang bunga ng daigdig.”
Agni (contextual continuation from 70)
Listener: Agni/Hutāśana (implied by surrounding verses)
Scene: A visionary tableau of the earth becoming fertile again: fields heavy with grain, herds multiplying, and distant sacrificial fires reappearing as dharma returns with time.
FAQs
Dharma revives with prosperity: when resources return, yajña and sacred duty can flourish again.
The broader context remains the Vahnitīrtha episode in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, though this verse is a forecast about yajña renewal.
No direct prescription; it anticipates the resumption of yajñas when cattle and crops become plentiful.
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