Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
तस्मिन्यज्ञे समायाता आदित्या वसव स्तथा । विश्वेदेवाश्च मरुतो लोकपालाश्च सर्वशः
tasminyajñe samāyātā ādityā vasava stathā | viśvedevāśca maruto lokapālāśca sarvaśaḥ
To that sacrifice came the Ādityas and the Vasus, the Viśvedevas and the Maruts, and the Lokapālas from every quarter.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Himavat yajña-sthāna (contextual) / Prabhāsa-kṣetra (sectional frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (carried from prior address) or implied audience within the frame
Scene: A grand yajña with the sky filled by arriving deities: Ādityas radiant like suns, Vasus as elemental lords, Maruts as storm-warriors, and Lokapālas stationed at the four quarters; the altar blazes at the center.
FAQs
A properly conducted sacred rite is so potent that it draws the presence of cosmic powers, affirming yajña as a pillar of dharma.
The surrounding chapter belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, where such accounts reinforce the sanctity associated with pilgrimage and ritual.
No specific procedure is detailed; the verse emphasizes the collective divine participation in yajña.
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