Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9
सत्रं तत्र समारभ्य सहस्राब्दमनुत्तमम् । वृत्वाऽचार्यं चांगिरसं मार्कंण्डेयं तथैव च
satraṃ tatra samārabhya sahasrābdamanuttamam | vṛtvā'cāryaṃ cāṃgirasaṃ mārkaṃṇḍeyaṃ tathaiva ca
அங்கே அவர்கள் ஆயிரம் ஆண்டுகள் நீடிக்கும் ஒப்பற்ற சத்ர யாகத்தைத் தொடங்கி, ஆசாரியர்களாக ஆங்கிரச முனிவரையும் மார்கண்டேயரையும் நியமித்தனர்।
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied audience; within story: description of devas’ actions
Scene: In the heart of Dharmāraṇya, a grand yajña pavilion with a blazing altar; devas participate while sages Āṅgirasa and Mārkaṇḍeya preside as ācāryas; the scene conveys time’s vastness (a thousand-year rite).
FAQs
Sustained worship (satra) guided by realized teachers is portrayed as the highest form of collective dharma.
Dharmāraṇya, chosen as the venue for a thousand-year satra.
Performance of a satra-yajña (long sacrificial session) under appointed ācāryas.