Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
प्रेता ऊचुः । वैश्वदेवोद्भवा यत्र धूमवर्तिः प्रदृश्यते । तस्मिन्गेहे न चास्माकं प्रवेशो विद्यते द्विज
pretā ūcuḥ | vaiśvadevodbhavā yatra dhūmavartiḥ pradṛśyate | tasmingehe na cāsmākaṃ praveśo vidyate dvija
پریتوں نے کہا: جس گھر میں ویشودیو (وَیشوَدیو) نذر و ہوم سے اٹھتا ہوا دھوئیں کا ستون دکھائی دے، اے دِوِج، اس گھر میں ہمارا داخلہ نہیں ہوتا۔
Pretāḥ
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Gautama
Scene: Shadowy pretas confess they cannot enter a home where the Vaiśvadeva offering is performed and a column of smoke rises—Agni stands as a guardian of dharma.
FAQs
Regular sacred offerings (Vaiśvadeva) create a protective, sanctified household environment.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, whose māhātmya emphasizes dharmic living alongside pilgrimage.
Perform Vaiśvadeva so that its sacrificial smoke-sign is present—symbolizing ongoing daily worship and hospitality.
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