Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
प्रथमा बह्वृचस्यार्थे याजुषस्य तथाऽपरा । सामगस्य तथैवान्या तथाऽद्यस्य चतुर्थिका
prathamā bahvṛcasyārthe yājuṣasya tathā'parā | sāmagasya tathaivānyā tathā'dyasya caturthikā
प्रथमा पीठिका बह्वृचाय, द्वितीया याजुषाय; तृतीया सामगाय, चतुर्थी त्वाथर्वणाय नियोज्या।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Garttā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Four platforms each attended by a distinct priest: Ṛgveda reciter with manuscript, Yajurveda priest with ladle and procedural focus, Sāmaveda singer with vīṇā/chant posture, Atharvaveda priest with protective implements; all coordinated before the central ācārya.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha-worship is shown as harmonizing all four Vedic streams, honoring each with its proper place.
The ritual arrangement belongs to the chapter’s Garttā-tīrtha observance.
Assign four platforms respectively to Ṛg, Yajur, Sāma, and Atharva officiants.
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