Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73
ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्रियैर्वैश्यैः शूद्रैः शूद्रानुगैर्बहिः । पक्षिणस्तत्र बहवः शिवाशिवगिरस्तदा
brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatriyairvaiśyaiḥ śūdraiḥ śūdrānugairbahiḥ | pakṣiṇastatra bahavaḥ śivāśivagirastadā
وفي الخارج كان هناك البراهمة والكشترية والفيشية والشودرَة وأتباع الشودرَة؛ وكانت هناك أيضًا طيور كثيرة تُطلق أصواتًا منها ما هو مُبشِّر ومنها ما هو مُنذِر.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (outer precinct)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the outer boundary of the sacred tract, groups of Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, Śūdras, and attendants gather—some with offerings, some as helpers; above them, many birds circle and call, some cries sweet and auspicious, others harsh and foreboding.
FAQs
A major tīrtha draws all communities; and the world of signs (nimitta) is observed alongside devotion.
The Vastrāpatha-kṣetra setting within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
No explicit rite; the verse gives scene-setting with social presence and omens.