Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
पुनस्त्वाहारयेल्लोहं विधिरेष प्रकीर्तितः । अथातः संप्रऐवक्ष्यामि तप्तमाषविधिं श्रृणु
punastvāhārayellohaṃ vidhireṣa prakīrtitaḥ | athātaḥ saṃpraaivakṣyāmi taptamāṣavidhiṃ śrṛṇu
Rồi người ấy lại phải cầm lấy sắt—nghi thức này đã được tuyên dạy. Nay hãy lắng nghe, ta sẽ trình bày đầy đủ pháp nghi về “hạt đậu nung nóng” (taptamāṣa).
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Scene: A teacher-priest raises the iron again to demonstrate the declared procedure; beside him are vessels/implements prepared for the next rite—heated beans (māṣa) in a ladle or bowl over fire.
FAQs
Dharma is taught as a structured discipline: rites are performed according to stated procedure, not impulse.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it introduces a ritual method.
Re-taking the iron as part of the rite, followed by instruction on the heated-bean (taptamāṣa) procedure.