Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
पुरा यज्ञे वर्त्तमाने दक्षराजस्य धीमतः । उपविष्टेषु विप्रेषु हूयमाने हुताशने
purā yajñe varttamāne dakṣarājasya dhīmataḥ | upaviṣṭeṣu vipreṣu hūyamāne hutāśane
পূর্বকালে, ধীমান রাজা দক্ষের যজ্ঞ চলাকালে—যখন ব্রাহ্মণগণ আসীন ছিলেন এবং হুতাশনে আহুতি প্রদান করা হচ্ছিল—(এই ঘটনা ঘটল)।
Īśvara (Śiva) (narrating the backstory)
Tirtha: Kapāleśvara (etiological prelude)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A grand Vedic sacrifice in progress: Dakṣa presiding, rows of seated brāhmaṇas, blazing āhavanīya fire receiving oblations; the atmosphere is orderly and luminous, with an undercurrent of impending disruption.
FAQs
Ritual power must be aligned with reverence and dharma; the narrative frames how sacred sites arise from cosmic events.
Kapāleśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra, introduced through the Dakṣa-sacrifice narrative.
No specific prescription here; it sets the scene of a yajña with seated priests and offerings into Agni.