Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
भूषिता भूषणोपेता एकैकस्य पृथक्पृथक् । त्रयस्त्रयः पृष्ठतोऽन्ये ते चैवं षोडशर्त्विजः
bhūṣitā bhūṣaṇopetā ekaikasya pṛthakpṛthak | trayastrayaḥ pṛṣṭhato'nye te caivaṃ ṣoḍaśartvijaḥ
ते भूषणांनी अलंकृत होते—प्रत्येकाचे आभरण वेगळे वेगळे होते। इतर जण त्यांच्या पाठीमागे तीन-तीन जणांच्या गटाने उभे होते; अशा रीतीने सोळा ऋत्विज् मांडले गेले।
Indra (inferred continuation of the yajña description)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sixteen officiating priests stand arranged with adorned sadasyas—each uniquely ornamented; behind them others are grouped in threes, forming a disciplined ceremonial formation around the fire altar.
FAQs
Order, beauty, and precision in worship reflect inner discipline and strengthen the efficacy of dharmic acts.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, described as the stage for a complete, properly staffed Vedic sacrifice.
The presence and arrangement of the ṣoḍaśa-ṛtvij (sixteen officiants) for a full Vedic yajña.