Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 78
सामैकं सामवेदे तु जपेद्देवाग्रसंस्थितः । सम्यग्वेदफलं तस्य भवेद्वै नात्र संशयः
sāmaikaṃ sāmavede tu japeddevāgrasaṃsthitaḥ | samyagvedaphalaṃ tasya bhavedvai nātra saṃśayaḥ
Und aus dem Sāmaveda rezitiere man ein einziges sāman, indem man vor dem Ersten unter den Göttern steht. Ihm wird wahrlich die volle Frucht der Veden zuteil — daran besteht kein Zweifel.
Skanda (deduced; exact speaker not in snippet)
Type: temple
Scene: A devotee stands before the main deity, hands folded, chanting a sāman; accompanying musicians softly hold vīṇā/veṇu to suggest Sāmavedic melody; lamps flicker in the sanctum.
FAQs
Even concise Vedic recitation, done with proper devotional placement, yields the full intended spiritual fruit.
The ongoing Revā-tīrtha setting of the Revākhaṇḍa within Āvantya Khaṇḍa.
Recite one sāman from the Sāmaveda while standing in the deity’s foremost presence (devāgra).