Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 77
इत्युक्ता मुनयः सर्वे गतास्ते यज्ञमण्डपे । द्वादशाहो महायज्ञः प्रारब्धः सर्वदक्षिणः
ityuktā munayaḥ sarve gatāste yajñamaṇḍape | dvādaśāho mahāyajñaḥ prārabdhaḥ sarvadakṣiṇaḥ
Setelah diperintahkan demikian, semua resi pun pergi ke balai korban. Di sana dimulakanlah mahāyajña selama dua belas hari, lengkap dengan segala dakṣiṇā dan anugerah yang sewajarnya.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narrative style in Māhātmya sections)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha (yajña-maṇḍapa precinct)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpa)
Scene: Sages enter the consecrated pavilion; the twelve-day mahāyajña is inaugurated with orderly stations—fire altar, priests, offerings, and heaps of dakṣiṇā prepared.
FAQs
A sacrifice becomes dharmically complete when performed with due generosity—dakṣiṇā and gifts are integral, not optional.
The broader context is the Vastrāpatha sacred region in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, where ritual acts are narrated as part of the kṣetra-māhātmya.
A dvādaśāha (twelve-day) mahāyajña, explicitly described as sarvadakṣiṇa—accompanied by full ritual fees and gifts.