Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 77
इत्युक्ता मुनयः सर्वे गतास्ते यज्ञमण्डपे । द्वादशाहो महायज्ञः प्रारब्धः सर्वदक्षिणः
ityuktā munayaḥ sarve gatāste yajñamaṇḍape | dvādaśāho mahāyajñaḥ prārabdhaḥ sarvadakṣiṇaḥ
Ainsi exhortés, tous les munis se rendirent au pavillon sacrificiel. Là commença un grand yajña de douze jours, accompli avec toutes les dakṣiṇā et offrandes requises.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narrative style in Māhātmya sections)
FAQs
A sacrifice becomes dharmically complete when performed with due generosity—dakṣiṇā and gifts are integral, not optional.
The broader context is the Vastrāpatha sacred region in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, where ritual acts are narrated as part of the kṣetra-māhātmya.
A dvādaśāha (twelve-day) mahāyajña, explicitly described as sarvadakṣiṇa—accompanied by full ritual fees and gifts.