Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 98
अच्छावाकश्च शाकल्यो ग्रावस्थः क्रतुरेव च । प्रस्थाता प्रतिपूर्वो यः शालंकायन एव च
acchāvākaśca śākalyo grāvasthaḥ kratureva ca | prasthātā pratipūrvo yaḥ śālaṃkāyana eva ca
وعُيِّن شاكَلْيا «أَتْشَافَاكَ» (Acchāvāka)، وكْرَتُو حقًّا «غْرَافَسْثَ» (Grāvastha). وجُعِل برَتِيبُورفا «بْرَسْثَاتْرِ» (Prasthātṛ)، وكذلك نُصِّب شالَنْكاياَنَة في وظيفته أيضًا.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame typical)
Scene: Assistants manage soma-pressing stones and chant-support: Śākalya as Acchāvāka recites supporting verses; Kratu as Grāvastha oversees pressing stones; Pratipūrva as Prasthātṛ guides movements; Śālaṃkāyana stands with ritual checklist/implements.
FAQs
Sacred work is perfected through specialization—each ritual function supports the whole, reflecting cosmic order.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a premier site where yajña is conducted with full Vedic staffing.
It continues the enumeration of ṛtvij functions, including Acchāvāka, Grāvastha, and Prasthātṛ.