महाक्रतूपद्रष्टारं यज्ञपूरुषमेव च । तस्यर्त्विजोभवन्सर्व ऋषयो ब्रह्मवादिनः
mahākratūpadraṣṭāraṃ yajñapūruṣameva ca | tasyartvijobhavansarva ṛṣayo brahmavādinaḥ
他立“祭祀之人”(Yajña-Puruṣa)为那场大祭的监察主宰;而一切仙圣(ṛṣi)——宣说梵(Brahman)者——皆为其担任祭司(ṛtvij)。
Narrator (Skanda-to-Agastya frame implied)
Scene: A vast Vedic altar-ground: the Yajña-Puruṣa envisioned as the presiding cosmic person; rows of ṛṣis as ṛtviks with ladles, kuśa, and śrauta vessels; fire blazing at the center.
Yajña is not mere ceremony; it is a sacred embodiment (Yajña-Puruṣa) requiring learned, dharma-aligned officiants.
No particular tīrtha is specified; the verse emphasizes the sacrality of yajña as a cosmic principle.
Appointment of an overseer (upadraṣṭā) and selection of ṛtviks (officiants)—the sages skilled in Brahma-vāda.