Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
ऋषय ऊचुः । ऋत्विजां चैव सर्वेषां सूत नामानि कीर्तय । येन यो विहितस्तत्र पदार्थः सूत तं वद
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | ṛtvijāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ sūta nāmāni kīrtaya | yena yo vihitastatra padārthaḥ sūta taṃ vada
Les sages dirent : «Ô Sūta, énonce les noms de tous les ṛtvij ; et dis-nous aussi, ô Sūta, quel rôle et quelle fonction précise furent assignés là à chacun».
Ṛṣis (sages)
Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A circle of forest sages seated on kuśa mats in Naimiṣāraṇya address Sūta with folded hands, requesting the names and functions of the ṛtvijas; manuscripts and waterpots lie nearby under sacred trees.
FAQs
Tradition values clarity and transmission: ritual knowledge is preserved by naming roles and responsibilities precisely.
The question arises within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s tīrtha-māhātmya narrative; the tīrtha name is not present in this verse.
An enumerative instruction: list the officiants and specify each one’s assigned ritual function.