Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16
तिलांश्च यवमिश्रांश्च मध्वाज्येन च मिश्रितान् । जुहुवुस्ते तदा देवा वेदमंत्रैर्नरेश्वर
tilāṃśca yavamiśrāṃśca madhvājyena ca miśritān | juhuvuste tadā devā vedamaṃtrairnareśvara
اے نریشور! تب اُن دیوتاؤں نے ویدی منتر پڑھتے ہوئے تل اور جو کو ملا کر، شہد اور گھی کے ساتھ آمیزہ بنا کر آگ میں ہون کیا۔
Narrator (addressing a king—nareśvara—within the chapter’s dialogue; exact named speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Narendra/Nareśvara (king)
Scene: Deities/ritualists pour sesame and barley into the blazing fire; streams of honey and ghee glisten as they fall, while Vedic mantras are chanted in measured cadence; the fire responds with bright, steady flames.
FAQs
Dharma is enacted through disciplined ritual—offerings made with right substances and sanctified by Vedic sound.
Dharmāraṇya is the sacred setting; this verse highlights the yajña performed there rather than a named tīrtha.
Homa of sesame and barley mixed with honey and ghee, performed with Vedic mantras.