Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 71
एतच्छ्रुत्वा त्वया देव पठ्यमानं श्रुताविह । तस्मात्सम्यक्स्थिते यज्ञे ब्राह्मणं तर्पयेत वै
etacchrutvā tvayā deva paṭhyamānaṃ śrutāviha | tasmātsamyaksthite yajñe brāhmaṇaṃ tarpayeta vai
اے دیو، تمہارے ذریعے یہاں شروتی پر مبنی یہ پاتھ بلند آواز سے پڑھا ہوا سن کر—اس لیے جب یَجْن درست طریقے سے جاری ہو تو یقیناً برہمن کو ترپت کرنا چاہیے۔
Yakṣma
Type: kshetra
Scene: A reciter reads from a palm-leaf manuscript in a tīrtha assembly; listeners nod as the instruction is proclaimed; nearby, preparations are made to feed brāhmaṇas within the yajña enclosure.
FAQs
Purāṇic practice aligns itself with Śruti: yajña is upheld by honoring those who preserve and embody sacred knowledge.
No site is specified in this verse; it provides a general rule applicable at tīrthas where yajñas are performed.
During a properly arranged yajña, perform tarpaṇa—ensure brāhmaṇas are satisfied through fitting hospitality and offerings.