Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
प्रथमा बह्वृचस्यार्थे याजुषस्य तथाऽपरा । सामगस्य तथैवान्या तथाऽद्यस्य चतुर्थिका
prathamā bahvṛcasyārthe yājuṣasya tathā'parā | sāmagasya tathaivānyā tathā'dyasya caturthikā
ആദ്യ പീഠിക ബഹ്വൃച (ഋഗ്വേദി) യാജകനുവേണ്ടി, രണ്ടാമത് യാജുഷ (യജുര്വേദി) യാജകനുവേണ്ടി; മൂന്നാമത് സാമഗ (സാമവേദി) യാജകനുവേണ്ടി, നാലാമത് അഥർവണ (അഥർവവേദി) യാജകനുവേണ്ടി നിശ്ചിതമാണ്।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Garttā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Four platforms each attended by a distinct priest: Ṛgveda reciter with manuscript, Yajurveda priest with ladle and procedural focus, Sāmaveda singer with vīṇā/chant posture, Atharvaveda priest with protective implements; all coordinated before the central ācārya.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha-worship is shown as harmonizing all four Vedic streams, honoring each with its proper place.
The ritual arrangement belongs to the chapter’s Garttā-tīrtha observance.
Assign four platforms respectively to Ṛg, Yajur, Sāma, and Atharva officiants.