Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 98
अच्छावाकश्च शाकल्यो ग्रावस्थः क्रतुरेव च । प्रस्थाता प्रतिपूर्वो यः शालंकायन एव च
acchāvākaśca śākalyo grāvasthaḥ kratureva ca | prasthātā pratipūrvo yaḥ śālaṃkāyana eva ca
Śākalya fut établi comme Acchāvāka ; et Kratu, en vérité, comme Grāvastha. Pratipūrva fut fait Prasthātṛ, et Śālaṃkāyana aussi fut nommé à sa charge.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame typical)
Scene: Assistants manage soma-pressing stones and chant-support: Śākalya as Acchāvāka recites supporting verses; Kratu as Grāvastha oversees pressing stones; Pratipūrva as Prasthātṛ guides movements; Śālaṃkāyana stands with ritual checklist/implements.
FAQs
Sacred work is perfected through specialization—each ritual function supports the whole, reflecting cosmic order.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a premier site where yajña is conducted with full Vedic staffing.
It continues the enumeration of ṛtvij functions, including Acchāvāka, Grāvastha, and Prasthātṛ.