Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
भूषिता भूषणोपेता एकैकस्य पृथक्पृथक् । त्रयस्त्रयः पृष्ठतोऽन्ये ते चैवं षोडशर्त्विजः
bhūṣitā bhūṣaṇopetā ekaikasya pṛthakpṛthak | trayastrayaḥ pṛṣṭhato'nye te caivaṃ ṣoḍaśartvijaḥ
وہ زیورات سے جگمگا رہے تھے—ہر ایک کے زیور جدا جدا تھے۔ دوسرے لوگ تین تین کے گروہوں میں پیچھے کھڑے تھے؛ یوں سولہ رِتْوِج (یَجْنَہ کے پجاری) ترتیب پائے۔
Indra (inferred continuation of the yajña description)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sixteen officiating priests stand arranged with adorned sadasyas—each uniquely ornamented; behind them others are grouped in threes, forming a disciplined ceremonial formation around the fire altar.
FAQs
Order, beauty, and precision in worship reflect inner discipline and strengthen the efficacy of dharmic acts.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, described as the stage for a complete, properly staffed Vedic sacrifice.
The presence and arrangement of the ṣoḍaśa-ṛtvij (sixteen officiants) for a full Vedic yajña.