Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54
केचिद्विष्णुं जपंतीह शिवं केचिज्जपंति हि । ब्रह्माणं च जपंत्येके यमसूक्तं हि केचन । यजंति याजकाश्चैव अग्निहोत्रमुपासते । स्वाहाकारस्वधाकारवषट्कारैश्च सुव्रत
kecidviṣṇuṃ japaṃtīha śivaṃ kecijjapaṃti hi | brahmāṇaṃ ca japaṃtyeke yamasūktaṃ hi kecana | yajaṃti yājakāścaiva agnihotramupāsate | svāhākārasvadhākāravaṣaṭkāraiśca suvrata
هنا من يلهج بجَپَا اسم ڤيشنو، وآخرون حقًّا يلهجون باسم شيفا. ومنهم من ينشد برهما، ومنهم من يتلو أناشيد يَما. وآخرون يقيمون اليَجْنَة ويحافظون على الأَغْنِيهوترا، مردّدين «سفاهَا» و«سفَدْهَا» و«فَشَط»، يا صاحب النذور السامية.
Skanda (deduced; descriptive catalogue of practices within Dharmāraṇya)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (suvrata addressed)
Scene: Multiple groups in the same sacred grove: some with tulasī-mālā chanting Viṣṇu, others with rudrākṣa chanting Śiva, a Vedic priest reciting Yama-sūkta, and a yajña-śālā where agnihotra flames rise as ‘svāhā/svadhā/vaṣaṭ’ are uttered.
FAQs
In a true tīrtha, diverse orthodox practices—japa and yajña—coexist, all oriented toward dharma and sacred order.
Dharmāraṇya, portrayed as a vibrant center of mantra-japa and Vedic sacrifice.
Japa of Viṣṇu/Śiva/Brahmā, recitation of Yama-sūkta, and performance of yajña including daily Agnihotra with svāhā/svadhā/vaṣaṭ utterances.