Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 115
नीलरुद्रमथर्वाणमथर्वा चोत्तरेऽजपत् । गर्भाधानादिकं सर्वं ततोऽग्नेरकरोद्विभुः
nīlarudramatharvāṇamatharvā cottare'japat | garbhādhānādikaṃ sarvaṃ tato'gnerakarodvibhuḥ
وفي الجهة الشمالية تلا كاهنُ الأثرفان «نيلارودرا» وسائر صيغ الأثرفا. ثم إن الجبّار أجرى، بواسطة النار المقدّسة، السلسلةَ الكاملة من الطقوس ابتداءً من «غَربهادانا» وما يتبعها.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Vedic altar in Prabhāsa; the Atharvan priest seated in the northern quarter recites Nīlarudra; flames rise as the officiant completes saṃskāras beginning with garbhādhāna in symbolic totality.
FAQs
Sacred order extends from mantra to action: recitation culminates in fire-rites that consecrate and renew.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where even complete saṃskāra-like ritual sequences are described as being performed.
Northern Atharvan recitation (including Nīlarudra) and subsequent performance of rites via Agni, starting with Garbhādhāna.