Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
वेदोपनिषदश्छन्दो मीमांसारण्यकं तथा । स्वाहाकारवषट्कारौ रहस्यानि तथैव च
vedopaniṣadaśchando mīmāṃsāraṇyakaṃ tathā | svāhākāravaṣaṭkārau rahasyāni tathaiva ca
तेथे वेदांच्या उपनिषदा, वैदिक छंद, मीमांसा व आरण्यकही होते; तसेच ‘स्वाहा’ व ‘वषट्’ हे उच्चार आणि गूढ रहस्यविद्याही होत्या।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic assembly at Prabhāsa where Vedic limbs appear as personified presences—Upaniṣads as sages, Chandas as radiant meters, Mīmāṃsā as a seated śāstra-devī, Āraṇyakas as forest-seers; ‘svāhā’ and ‘vaṣaṭ’ as flaming syllables hovering over a yajña-kunda.
FAQs
At Prabhāsa, both ritual (svāhā/vaṣaṭ, Mīmāṃsā) and inner wisdom (Upaniṣadic rahasya) are unified—Dharma is complete in outer and inner forms.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, praised as the abode of Vedic learning, mantra, and esoteric insight.
The verse references yajña-utterances ‘svāhā’ and ‘vaṣaṭ’, indicating the Vedic sacrificial framework, but does not prescribe a specific rite.