Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 17
Hari’s Special Mercy, Śiva’s Quick Boons, and the Deliverance from Vṛkāsura
इत्यादिष्टस्तमसुर उपाधावत् स्वगात्रत: । केदार आत्मक्रव्येण जुह्वानोऽग्निमुखं हरम् ॥ १७ ॥
ity ādiṣṭas tam asura upādhāvat sva-gātrataḥ kedāra ātma-kravyeṇa juhvāno gni-mukhaṁ haram
得到这样的建议后，阿修罗便前往凯达尔纳特崇拜湿婆神，他割下自己身上的肉，作为祭品投入神圣的火中。
FAQs
This verse describes Hari as agni-mukha—one who receives offerings through fire—showing that yajña ultimately reaches the Supreme Lord when performed properly.
Driven by a perverse, asuric intent, he attempts a horrific ‘sacrifice’ by using his own body as the offering—illustrating how ritual can be distorted when divorced from devotion and dharma.
Spiritual practice should be guided by right intention and devotion; external acts become harmful or meaningless when motivated by ego, hatred, or sensationalism.