Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 45
सौवर्णीं च ततः कृत्वा सीतां यज्ञं चकार सः । अनुमन्त्र्य मुनींल्लोकान्देवताश्च निजं कुलम्
sauvarṇīṃ ca tataḥ kṛtvā sītāṃ yajñaṃ cakāra saḥ | anumantrya munīṃllokāndevatāśca nijaṃ kulam
Kemudian baginda membentuk Sītā daripada emas lalu melaksanakan yajña, setelah dengan tertib menjemput para muni, orang ramai, para dewa, serta kaum kerabat daripada keturunannya sendiri.
Skanda (deduced, narrative continuation)
Scene: A kingly sacrificer commissions a radiant golden image of Sītā and conducts a solemn yajña; sages sit in rows, devas are invoked, kinsmen gather as witnesses; fire-altar glows with offerings.
FAQs
Ritual action (yajña) is framed as a public, dhārmic act performed with proper invitation and cosmic participation.
The verse continues the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative; the immediate focus is Rāma’s post-tīrtha conduct rather than a new site.
Performance of yajña with due anumantraṇa (formal invitation) of sages, deities, the community, and family.