Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
स्रग्दामधारी चित्रश्च गीतभूषणभूषितः । अथवांऽजनवच्छयामः स्थितो दक्षिणतस्तथा
sragdāmadhārī citraśca gītabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ | athavāṃ'janavacchayāmaḥ sthito dakṣiṇatastathā
Porteur de guirlandes et merveilleusement paré, orné des joyaux du chant sacré—sombre comme le khôl—il se tenait pareillement au sud.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: To the south stands Atharvaveda—dark as collyrium, wondrously adorned, wearing garlands and decorations that are themselves ‘ornaments of sacred song’.
FAQs
Sacred sound (gīta/chant) is treated as a divine ornament, implying that devotion through Vedic recitation is itself sanctifying—especially at Prabhāsa.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, presented as a mandala-like sacred space with directional presences.
No direct prescription; the verse indirectly elevates Vedic chant and sacred song as devotional excellence.