Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 90
पत्नीशालां समानीता ऋत्विग्भिर्वेदपारगैः । चंद्रमा दीक्षया युक्त ऋषिगंधर्वसंस्तुतः
patnīśālāṃ samānītā ṛtvigbhirvedapāragaiḥ | caṃdramā dīkṣayā yukta ṛṣigaṃdharvasaṃstutaḥ
வேதத்தில் தேர்ந்த ரித்விக்களால் பத்தினீசாலைக்குக் கொண்டு வரப்பட்ட சந்திரமா (சோமன்) தீட்சையுடன் கூடி, ரிஷிகளாலும் கந்தர்வர்களாலும் போற்றப்பட்டான்।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Soma, newly initiated, is led by Veda-knowing ṛtviks into the ‘patnīśālā’ precinct; sages and Gandharvas hover, singing praises; the ritual hall glows with consecratory light.
FAQs
When rites are performed with Vedic competence and purity, the initiated life becomes worthy of universal praise.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, portrayed as the sanctified arena for Soma’s initiation and ritual proceedings.
Entrance into the patnīśālā under guidance of Veda-mastered ṛtvijas, and maintaining dīkṣā during the rite.