Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20
कुशिकः कौशिको वत्स उपमन्युश्च काश्यपः । कृष्णात्रेयो भरद्वाजो धारिणः शौनको वरः
kuśikaḥ kauśiko vatsa upamanyuśca kāśyapaḥ | kṛṣṇātreyo bharadvājo dhāriṇaḥ śaunako varaḥ
കുശികൻ, കൗശികൻ, വത്സൻ, ഉപമന്യു, കാശ്യപൻ; കൃഷ്ണാത്രേയൻ, ഭരദ്വാജൻ, ധാരിണൻ, ശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ ശൗനകൻ—ഇവർ യജ്ഞത്തിലെ പ്രധാന ഋത്വിക്കുകളിലായിരുന്നു।
Narrator
Scene: A dignified procession of sages seated around the altar; each ṛṣi is visually distinguished by age, beard style, staff, and manuscript; the scene reads like a living catalogue of Vedic tradition.
FAQs
Sacred rites are upheld by venerable rishi-lineages, emphasizing continuity of Vedic authority.
Dharmāraṇya is implied as the place drawing renowned sages to officiate in the yajña.
No new prescription; the verse enumerates the qualified officiants supporting the sacrifice.