Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
पुनस्त्वाहारयेल्लोहं विधिरेष प्रकीर्तितः । अथातः संप्रऐवक्ष्यामि तप्तमाषविधिं श्रृणु
punastvāhārayellohaṃ vidhireṣa prakīrtitaḥ | athātaḥ saṃpraaivakṣyāmi taptamāṣavidhiṃ śrṛṇu
پھر وہ لوہے کو دوبارہ ہاتھ میں لے—یہی طریقہ بیان کیا گیا ہے۔ اب میں تپت ماش (گرم پھلی) کے متعلق رسم کو پوری طرح بیان کرتا ہوں؛ سنو۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Scene: A teacher-priest raises the iron again to demonstrate the declared procedure; beside him are vessels/implements prepared for the next rite—heated beans (māṣa) in a ladle or bowl over fire.
FAQs
Dharma is taught as a structured discipline: rites are performed according to stated procedure, not impulse.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it introduces a ritual method.
Re-taking the iron as part of the rite, followed by instruction on the heated-bean (taptamāṣa) procedure.