Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96
ततो विवर्णतां प्राप्ताः सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः । नाग्निर्जज्वाल च तथा यथाज्याहुतिभिः पुरा
tato vivarṇatāṃ prāptāḥ sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ | nāgnirjajvāla ca tathā yathājyāhutibhiḥ purā
تب واسَوَ (اِندر) سمیت سب دیوتا زرد پڑ گئے؛ اور آگ بھی ویسے نہ بھڑکی جیسے پہلے گھی کی آہوتیوں سے بھڑکا کرتی تھی۔
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Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand yajña in Kāśī: devas and ṛtviks suddenly pale; the sacrificial fire dims despite ghee offerings; smoke hangs low; lamps flicker; anxious glances among priests.
FAQs
When dharma is disturbed, even cosmic order shows signs—gods falter and ritual fire loses its power.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it is part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa account.
It references ājya-āhuti (ghee oblations) as the standard means by which sacrificial fire blazes.