Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15
अग्निष्टोमादयो यज्ञा ये प्रोक्ताः प्राक्स्वयंभुवा । अन्यदेहांतरे स्वर्गः प्राप्यते तैः कृतैर्नृप
agniṣṭomādayo yajñā ye proktāḥ prāksvayaṃbhuvā | anyadehāṃtare svargaḥ prāpyate taiḥ kṛtairnṛpa
Tâu Đại vương, các tế lễ như Agniṣṭoma v.v., do Đấng Tự-sinh (Brahmā) truyền dạy từ thuở xưa, quả thật dẫn đến cõi trời; nhưng cõi trời ấy chỉ đạt được sau khi đã vào một thân khác, tức sau khi chết, nhờ thực hành các nghi lễ ấy.
Vasiṣṭha (implied from the surrounding dialogue with Triśaṅku)
Listener: Triśaṅku
Scene: Vasiṣṭha enumerates Vedic sacrifices—Agniṣṭoma foremost—while explaining that their heaven is reached only after leaving the present body.
FAQs
Vedic sacrifices can grant heavenly merit, but their fruition is generally post-mortem; the verse contrasts delayed ritual reward with the desire for immediate attainment.
This verse itself speaks generally of yajña and svarga; the broader Tīrthamāhātmya context frames the teaching within sacred-geography praise, but no single tīrtha is named in this line.
Performance of Vedic sacrifices such as the Agniṣṭoma is referenced as the means to attain svarga.