Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
तस्य यज्ञस्य सिद्ध्यर्थमित्येते षोडशर्त्विजः । वस्त्राभरणशोभाढ्या विनयेन कृताश्च ते
tasya yajñasya siddhyarthamityete ṣoḍaśartvijaḥ | vastrābharaṇaśobhāḍhyā vinayena kṛtāśca te
Demi kesempurnaan yajña itu, keenam belas ṛtvij ini pun ditetapkan demikian. Mereka tampak gemilang dengan busana dan perhiasan indah, serta berhias tata krama dan kerendahan hati.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta’s narration within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: All sixteen ṛtviks assembled in orderly formation around the vedi, wearing fine garments and ornaments yet bowing with humility; the atmosphere is disciplined and luminous, suggesting the rite’s imminent success.
FAQs
Outer splendor must be joined to inner vinaya; ritual success depends on both correct order and ethical refinement.
The verse supports the kṣetra-māhātmya by showing a yajña properly established in the sacred locale; the named tīrtha is identified in the surrounding narrative.
The standard śrauta framework of sixteen officiants (ṣoḍaśa-ṛtvij) is affirmed as necessary for siddhi of the yajña.
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