Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 87
एकैके मण्डपे तत्र चक्रे सप्तदशर्त्विजः । गुरुणा प्रेरितो ब्रह्मा तत्र देवपुरोधसा
ekaike maṇḍape tatra cakre saptadaśartvijaḥ | guruṇā prerito brahmā tatra devapurodhasā
তাত প্ৰতিটো মণ্ডপতে ব্ৰহ্মাই সতৰজন ঋত্বিজ (যজ্ঞ-পুৰোহিত) নিযুক্ত কৰিলে, গুৰুৰ প্ৰেৰণা অনুসাৰে—যি দেবপুৰোহিত ৰূপে কৰ্মৰ অধিষ্ঠাতা আছিল।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside each pavilion, Brahmā assigns a structured team of seventeen ṛtvijas; Bṛhaspati-like guru figure and the deva-purohita oversee, with ritual implements arranged in strict order.
FAQs
Sacred rites flourish through discipline, qualified officiants, and guidance from legitimate spiritual authority.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, depicted as the venue for large, orderly Vedic ritual arrangements.
Appointment/arrangement of multiple ṛtvijas (officiants) across maṇḍapas for the ritual proceedings.