Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
पुरा यज्ञे वर्त्तमाने दक्षराजस्य धीमतः । उपविष्टेषु विप्रेषु हूयमाने हुताशने
purā yajñe varttamāne dakṣarājasya dhīmataḥ | upaviṣṭeṣu vipreṣu hūyamāne hutāśane
Pada zaman dahulu, ketika upacara yajña Raja Dakṣa yang bijaksana sedang berlangsung—tatkala para brāhmaṇa telah duduk dan persembahan dicurahkan ke dalam api suci—(peristiwa itu terjadi).
Īśvara (Śiva) (narrating the backstory)
Tirtha: Kapāleśvara (etiological prelude)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A grand Vedic sacrifice in progress: Dakṣa presiding, rows of seated brāhmaṇas, blazing āhavanīya fire receiving oblations; the atmosphere is orderly and luminous, with an undercurrent of impending disruption.
FAQs
Ritual power must be aligned with reverence and dharma; the narrative frames how sacred sites arise from cosmic events.
Kapāleśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra, introduced through the Dakṣa-sacrifice narrative.
No specific prescription here; it sets the scene of a yajña with seated priests and offerings into Agni.