Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
स्रग्दामधारी चित्रश्च गीतभूषणभूषितः । अथवांऽजनवच्छयामः स्थितो दक्षिणतस्तथा
sragdāmadhārī citraśca gītabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ | athavāṃ'janavacchayāmaḥ sthito dakṣiṇatastathā
স্ৰগ্দামধাৰী, বিচিত্ৰ ৰূপে সজ্জিত, পবিত্ৰ গীতৰ অলংকাৰে ভূষিত—অঞ্জনৰ দৰে শ্যাম—তেওঁ তেনেদৰে দক্ষিণ দিশতো স্থিত আছিল।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: To the south stands Atharvaveda—dark as collyrium, wondrously adorned, wearing garlands and decorations that are themselves ‘ornaments of sacred song’.
FAQs
Sacred sound (gīta/chant) is treated as a divine ornament, implying that devotion through Vedic recitation is itself sanctifying—especially at Prabhāsa.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, presented as a mandala-like sacred space with directional presences.
No direct prescription; the verse indirectly elevates Vedic chant and sacred song as devotional excellence.