Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
औदुम्बरेण दण्डेन संवृतो मृगचर्मणा । तया सार्धं प्रविष्टश्च ब्रह्मा तं यज्ञमण्डपम्
audumbareṇa daṇḍena saṃvṛto mṛgacarmaṇā | tayā sārdhaṃ praviṣṭaśca brahmā taṃ yajñamaṇḍapam
ഉദുംബരമരദണ്ഡം ധരിച്ചു, മൃഗചർമ്മംകൊണ്ട് പൊതിഞ്ഞവനായി, ബ്രഹ്മാവ് അവളോടൊപ്പം ആ യജ്ഞമണ്ഡപത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā, wrapped in deer-skin and holding an udumbara staff, enters the yajña pavilion with Gāyatrī; the agni burns bright, priests rise in respect, and the mandapa is lined with kuśa and ritual vessels.
FAQs
Even the highest deity models restraint and ritual correctness—outer symbols of discipline support inner steadiness in sacred action.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Brahmā’s yajña is portrayed as a landmark sacred event within the site’s māhātmya.
Ritual insignia and decorum are emphasized: staff (daṇḍa), deer-skin (mṛgacarma), and formal entry into the yajña pavilion.