Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
को होता कश्च वाऽग्नीध्रः को ब्रह्मा तत्र संस्थितः । उद्गाता कः स्थितस्तत्र ह्याचार्यो यज्ञकर्मणि
ko hotā kaśca vā'gnīdhraḥ ko brahmā tatra saṃsthitaḥ | udgātā kaḥ sthitastatra hyācāryo yajñakarmaṇi
அங்கே ஹோதா யார், அக்னீத்ரர் யார்? அங்கே பிரஹ்மா (மேற்பார்வைப் புரோகிதர்) ஆக யார் அமர்ந்திருந்தார்? மேலும் உத்காதா யார்—யஜ்ஞகர்மத்தில் ஆசார்யர் யார்?
Sages (Ṛṣis) questioning Sūta
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijapuṅgava-s / brāhmaṇa audience
Scene: A catalog-like inquiry naming the key priestly offices, as if assembling a sacred roster; the scene evokes a grand yajña with multiple stations around the fire-altar.
FAQs
Sacred acts gain fullness when performed with right order, qualified guides, and faithful observance of established ritual roles.
This verse supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya account in Adhyāya 180; the tīrtha is contextual to the chapter rather than specified here.
It emphasizes the complete Vedic setup of a yajña—Hotṛ, Agnīdhra, Brahmā, Udgātṛ, and an ācārya guiding the rite.
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