Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
आदित्याज्जायते वृष्टिर्वष्टेरन्नं ततः प्रजाः । यद्यदा यजमानस्य ऋत्विजो द्रव्यमेव च
ādityājjāyate vṛṣṭirvaṣṭerannaṃ tataḥ prajāḥ | yadyadā yajamānasya ṛtvijo dravyameva ca
آدتیہ سے بارش پیدا ہوتی ہے؛ بارش سے اناج ہوتا ہے؛ اور اسی سے مخلوق کی پرورش ہوتی ہے۔ اور جب بھی یجمان، رِتوِج پجاری اور یَجْن کے سامان (شامل ہوں)…
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context
Scene: A triptych-like cosmic diagram: radiant sun above; rain clouds releasing showers; fields of grain; people flourishing; at the side, a yajamāna with ṛtviks and ritual materials indicating the human link in the chain.
FAQs
Dharma is tied to cosmic interdependence: Sun → rain → food → beings; ritual and right conduct support prosperity.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse provides a universal purāṇic account of prosperity and sustenance.
It points to the yajña system involving yajamāna, ṛtviks, and dravya; the sentence continues into the next verse.