Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
तेन देवा जिताः सर्वे हृतराज्या नराधिप । यज्ञभागान् स्वयं भुङ्क्ते अहं विष्णुर्न संशयः
tena devā jitāḥ sarve hṛtarājyā narādhipa | yajñabhāgān svayaṃ bhuṅkte ahaṃ viṣṇurna saṃśayaḥ
Hỡi bậc quân vương, bởi hắn mà chư thiên đều bị khuất phục, vương quyền bị đoạt mất. Hắn tự hưởng phần lễ tế yajña và nói: “Ta chính là Viṣṇu—không còn nghi ngờ.”
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā Khaṇḍa secret tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Tāla-megha triumphant over devas; he arrogantly consumes yajña portions, proclaiming himself Viṣṇu; devas appear dispossessed and distressed.
FAQs
Adharma includes usurping sacred rites and false divine claims; yajña represents cosmic order that must be protected.
Indirectly supports the Cakratīrtha narrative by setting up the demon’s oppression that leads to divine intervention.
Reference is made to yajña-bhāga (sacrificial portions), highlighting their proper recipients; no direct instruction is given.