Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 90
श्मशानेष्वपि तेजस्वी पावको नैव दुष्यति । हूयमानश्च यज्ञेषु भूय एवाभिवर्द्धते
śmaśāneṣvapi tejasvī pāvako naiva duṣyati | hūyamānaśca yajñeṣu bhūya evābhivarddhate
شمشانوں میں بھی درخشاں پاؤک ناپاک نہیں ہوتا؛ اور یَجْنوں میں جب اس میں آہوتی ڈالی جاتی ہے تو وہ اور بھی بڑھتا ہی جاتا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A bright sacrificial fire blazing undiminished beside a cremation ground, with smoke and ash in the distance; priests pour ghee, and the flame rises higher—symbolizing undefiled purity and increased power.
FAQs
True sanctity is not polluted by impure surroundings; rather, sacred power purifies and grows through right offerings.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual), where dharma is taught through illustrative analogies.
It alludes to homa/yajña: making offerings into fire, which is said to increase thereby.