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
Di sana Kaśyapa ditetapkan sebagai Prastotṛ, dan Gālava sebagai Pratihartṛ. Demikian pula Garga dijadikan Subrahmaṇya, dan Pulaha diangkat sebagai anggota sidang.
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.