Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69
उद्गातुः प्रभवं चैव तथाध्वर्योः परस्परम् । प्रोचुस्ते तत्त्वमाश्रित्य तथान्ये दूषयन्ति तत्
udgātuḥ prabhavaṃ caiva tathādhvaryoḥ parasparam | procuste tattvamāśritya tathānye dūṣayanti tat
انہوں نے اُدگاتṛ کے منصب کی درست بنیاد اور اَدھوریو وغیرہ کے باہمی ربط کو بھی بیان کیا۔ تَتْو کو بنیاد بنا کر وہ اسے سچ کہتے رہے، مگر کچھ دوسرے اسی رائے پر عیب لگاتے رہے۔
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Ritual experts point to manuscripts and ritual diagrams: one explains the Udgātṛ’s origin/function, another the Adhvaryu’s mutual relation with other priests; a few listeners object, creating a tense but controlled debate.
FAQs
Even sacred learning can become contentious; true dharma requires humility and fidelity to the intent of yajña rather than mere argument.
The setting is within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya connected to Rūpatīrtha, though the verse highlights yajña-priestly roles.
It references the functions/authority of the Udgātṛ and Adhvaryu and their interrelation in conducting the sacrifice.