Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
नानाभरणरत्नैश्च ब्राह्मणाः समलंकृताः । चक्रुः सर्वे यथन्यायं शास्त्रं दृष्ट्वा पुनःपुनः
nānābharaṇaratnaiśca brāhmaṇāḥ samalaṃkṛtāḥ | cakruḥ sarve yathanyāyaṃ śāstraṃ dṛṣṭvā punaḥpunaḥ
Mit vielerlei Schmuck und Edelsteinen geziert, vollzogen die Brāhmaṇas alles nach der rechten Vorschrift und schlugen die Śāstras immer wieder nach.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brāhmaṇas, elegantly adorned, sit with palm-leaf manuscripts; they perform rites with measured gestures, repeatedly glancing at śāstra while assistants bring vessels and offerings; the atmosphere is orderly and luminous.
FAQs
True devotion is guided by śāstra—reverence becomes dharma when aligned with right method.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where scripturally grounded rites are portrayed as especially auspicious.
Performing yajña strictly “yathā-nyāya” (by proper rule), repeatedly verifying procedures in the śāstras.