Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
आग्नीध्रश्च भरद्वाजो होता पाराशरस्तथा । तथैव तत्र क्षेत्रे च उद्गाता गोभिलो मुनिः
āgnīdhraśca bharadvājo hotā pārāśarastathā | tathaiva tatra kṣetre ca udgātā gobhilo muniḥ
«Bharadvāja officia comme Āgnīdhra ; et de même Pārāśara fut Hotṛ. Dans ce même champ sacré, le sage Gobhila devint Udgātṛ.»
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta’s narration within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Bharadvāja tends the sacred fire as Āgnīdhra; Pārāśara, seated facing the vedi, recites as Hotṛ; Gobhila stands with sāma-chant posture as Udgātṛ, with assistants holding chant-books/palm leaves and ritual vessels nearby.
FAQs
Holiness of place (kṣetra) is honored through correct ritual function—each priest serves the dharma of the rite.
The immediate focus is the sanctified kṣetra where the yajña is organized; the broader Tīrthamāhātmya context indicates a named tīrtha in adjacent verses.
Designation of Āgnīdhra, Hotṛ, and Udgātṛ—core śrauta offices required for the yajña’s proper execution.