Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 112
य एष क्रियते यज्ञस्तस्य नाथो हरिः स्मृतः । एतस्मात्कारणात्प्रोक्तः स देवो यज्ञपूरुषः
ya eṣa kriyate yajñastasya nātho hariḥ smṛtaḥ | etasmātkāraṇātproktaḥ sa devo yajñapūruṣaḥ
یہ جو یَجْیَ ادا کیا جاتا ہے، اس کا ناتھ (مالک) ہری ہی یاد کیا جاتا ہے؛ اسی سبب وہ دیوتا ‘یَجْیَ پُرُش’ یعنی قربانی کی ذات کہلاتا ہے۔
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Listener: Devas/ṛṣis (implied)
Scene: Teaching tableau: the concept of Yajñapuruṣa is proclaimed—Hari envisioned as the indwelling Person presiding over the sacrificial fire and offerings.
FAQs
All yajña is ultimately anchored in the Divine; Hari is revered as the presiding Lord of sacrifice (Yajñapuruṣa).
The verse is theological within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter; it does not name a particular site.
It establishes the correct deity-concept for ritual: recognize Hari as the Yajñapuruṣa presiding over yajña.