Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11
लोकानां च हितार्थाय कामाय च सुखाय च । यज्ञं च कथयिष्यामि तत्सर्वं शृणु भूपते
lokānāṃ ca hitārthāya kāmāya ca sukhāya ca | yajñaṃ ca kathayiṣyāmi tatsarvaṃ śṛṇu bhūpate
لوگوں کی بھلائی کے لیے، جائز خواہشات کی تکمیل کے لیے اور خوشی کے لیے، میں یَجْنَہ کا بیان بھی کروں گا۔ اے بھوپتی! یہ سب کچھ توجہ سے سنو۔
Vyāsa
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Vyāsa addressing the king, with a symbolic yajña-altar in the background: fire steady, offerings arranged, people of different stations receiving blessings—visualizing welfare, fulfilled wishes, and contentment.
FAQs
Yajña is presented as a dharmic instrument that supports social welfare, balanced prosperity, and inner contentment.
The broader Dharmāraṇya setting frames the teaching, though this verse emphasizes the universal purpose of yajña.
A forthcoming explanation of a yajña is promised, but the verse itself does not specify the ritual’s steps.