Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
सूत उवाच । दक्षिणे चोत्तरे चापि संप्राप्ते चायनद्वये । पूजयित्वा पदं विष्णोरिमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्
sūta uvāca | dakṣiṇe cottare cāpi saṃprāpte cāyanadvaye | pūjayitvā padaṃ viṣṇorimaṃ mantramudīrayet
সূত বললেন—দক্ষিণায়ন বা উত্তরায়ন—উভয় অয়নের যে কোনোটি উপস্থিত হলে—বিষ্ণুর পদচিহ্ন পূজা করে এই মন্ত্র উচ্চারণ করতে হবে।
Sūta
Tirtha: Viṣṇoḥ Pada
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: At dawn of solstice, devotees and priests worship a footprint pedestal with lamps, incense, tulasī and flowers; the sun is depicted at a turning point; mantra recitation in unison.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma unites sacred time and sacred place: worship at the right season, then seal it with mantra.
Viṣṇupada (the sacred footprint of Viṣṇu) as a tīrtha of special efficacy.
During either ayana (solstice season), perform Viṣṇupada pūjā and then recite the prescribed mantra.
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