Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 90
पत्नीशालां समानीता ऋत्विग्भिर्वेदपारगैः । चंद्रमा दीक्षया युक्त ऋषिगंधर्वसंस्तुतः
patnīśālāṃ samānītā ṛtvigbhirvedapāragaiḥ | caṃdramā dīkṣayā yukta ṛṣigaṃdharvasaṃstutaḥ
Von den ṛtvij, die in den Veden bewandert waren, in die Halle der Gemahlinnen geführt, stand Candramā (Soma) dort, mit der dīkṣā geweiht, gepriesen von ṛṣi und Gandharva.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Soma, newly initiated, is led by Veda-knowing ṛtviks into the ‘patnīśālā’ precinct; sages and Gandharvas hover, singing praises; the ritual hall glows with consecratory light.
FAQs
When rites are performed with Vedic competence and purity, the initiated life becomes worthy of universal praise.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, portrayed as the sanctified arena for Soma’s initiation and ritual proceedings.
Entrance into the patnīśālā under guidance of Veda-mastered ṛtvijas, and maintaining dīkṣā during the rite.