Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 100
अन्येषु मण्डपेष्वेव प्रत्येकमृत्विजः कृताः । मण्डपानां शतेष्वेव कृत्वा कुण्डान्यकल्पयत्
anyeṣu maṇḍapeṣveva pratyekamṛtvijaḥ kṛtāḥ | maṇḍapānāṃ śateṣveva kṛtvā kuṇḍānyakalpayat
മറ്റു മണ്ഡപങ്ങളിലുമെല്ലാം ഓരോന്നിനും പ്രത്യേകം ഋത്വിജന്മാർ (പുരോഹിതർ) നിയോഗിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. നൂറുകണക്കിന് മണ്ഡപങ്ങളിലായി അദ്ദേഹം യജ്ഞകുണ്ഡങ്ങൾ ക്രമമായി ഒരുക്കി സജ്ജമാക്കി.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: A vast sacrificial ground at Prabhāsa filled with hundreds of decorated maṇḍapas; in each, appointed ṛtviks prepare and tend multiple fire-pits, with orderly lines of vessels, ladles, and offerings.
FAQs
Great sacred undertakings require meticulous preparation—multiplying places of worship multiplies opportunities for merit (puṇya).
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, celebrated as capable of hosting vast, multi-pavilion Vedic rites.
It describes appointing priests for each maṇḍapa and preparing numerous kuṇḍas (fire-altars) for the rite.