Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
तस्मिन्यज्ञे समायाता आदित्या वसव स्तथा । विश्वेदेवाश्च मरुतो लोकपालाश्च सर्वशः
tasminyajñe samāyātā ādityā vasava stathā | viśvedevāśca maruto lokapālāśca sarvaśaḥ
ในยัญพิธีนั้น เหล่าอาทิตยะและวสุ เหล่าวิศเวเทวะและมรุต ตลอดจนโลกบาลทั้งหลายจากทุกทิศ ก็พากันมาชุมนุม
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Himavat yajña-sthāna (contextual) / Prabhāsa-kṣetra (sectional frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (carried from prior address) or implied audience within the frame
Scene: A grand yajña with the sky filled by arriving deities: Ādityas radiant like suns, Vasus as elemental lords, Maruts as storm-warriors, and Lokapālas stationed at the four quarters; the altar blazes at the center.
FAQs
A properly conducted sacred rite is so potent that it draws the presence of cosmic powers, affirming yajña as a pillar of dharma.
The surrounding chapter belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, where such accounts reinforce the sanctity associated with pilgrimage and ritual.
No specific procedure is detailed; the verse emphasizes the collective divine participation in yajña.