Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 148
ततो मुनिस्तस्य चक्रे जातकर्मादिकाः क्रियाः । पौरोहित्यं तथा भेजे स्कंदस्यैवाज्ञया प्रभुः
tato munistasya cakre jātakarmādikāḥ kriyāḥ | paurohityaṃ tathā bheje skaṃdasyaivājñayā prabhuḥ
پھر اس مُنی نے اس کے لیے جاتکرم وغیرہ ابتدائی سنسکار انجام دیے۔ اور اسکند (سکند) کے ہی حکم سے اس معزز نے پُروہتائی کا منصب بھی قبول کیا۔
Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) describing events; Skanda referenced as authority
Listener: Audience/primary interlocutor of the Kaumārikā narrative (contextual)
Scene: A hermitage scene: the muni performs jātakarma and subsequent rites with kuśa, ghee, and mantra; Skanda’s command is symbolized by a radiant presence or emblem; the newly appointed priest receives a staff or ritual implements.
FAQs
Dharmic life is sustained through saṃskāras and rightful duties, performed under divine sanction and guided by sages.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse narrates ritual and role-establishment.
Performance of jātakarma and related saṃskāras; acceptance of paurohitya (priestly duty) by divine instruction.