Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 96
प्रस्तोता कश्यपस्तत्र प्रतिहर्ता तु गालवः । सुब्रह्मण्यस्तथा गर्गः सदस्यः पुलहः कृतः
prastotā kaśyapastatra pratihartā tu gālavaḥ | subrahmaṇyastathā gargaḥ sadasyaḥ pulahaḥ kṛtaḥ
Là, Kaśyapa fut établi comme Prastotṛ ; et Gālava comme Pratihartṛ. De même, Garga fut fait Subrahmaṇya, et Pulaha fut nommé membre de l’assemblée.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (typical)
Scene: Close view of the Udgātṛ group: Kaśyapa as Prastotṛ leading sāman, Gālava responding as Pratihartṛ, Garga as Subrahmaṇya announcing/assisting, Pulaha seated as dignified sadasya overseeing correctness.
FAQs
When sacred speech (mantra and sāman) is entrusted to the worthy, the yajña becomes a vehicle of cosmic harmony.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, depicted as the stage for a fully staffed, tradition-accurate Vedic sacrifice.
It identifies specific priestly functions—Prastotṛ, Pratihartṛ, Subrahmaṇya, and sadasya—indicating detailed ritual staffing.