Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
नैवेद्यैः परमान्नैश्च गीतैर्नृत्यैः प्रवादितैः । ततो विसृज्य तां देवीं तदुद्देशेन वै ततः
naivedyaiḥ paramānnaiśca gītairnṛtyaiḥ pravāditaiḥ | tato visṛjya tāṃ devīṃ taduddeśena vai tataḥ
নৈবেদ্য, উৎকৃষ্ট অন্ন-ব্যঞ্জন, গান, নৃত্য ও বাদ্যধ্বনির সঙ্গে সে পূজা সম্পন্ন করল। তারপর দেবীকে শ্রদ্ধায় বিসর্জন দিয়ে, তাঁর উদ্দেশ্যে গৃহীত ব্রত-অনুষ্ঠান অনুসারে অগ্রসর হল।
Lakṣmī
Scene: A devoted woman completes Gaurī-pūjā with rich naivedya and paramānna; singers and dancers perform while instruments resound; she then performs respectful visarjana and prepares to continue her vrata.
FAQs
Devotion can be offered through beauty and culture—food, music, and dance—culminating in respectful completion of worship.
The Gaṅgā-bank context of Pañcapiṇḍikā-Gaurī worship described in this chapter.
Offer naivedya and fine foods, perform song/dance/instrumental music, and conclude with proper visarjana (dismissal) of the deity.
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