इष्टिर्धृतिः सोमपानं याज्ञियं कर्म सर्वशः । ऋग्यजुः सामजाप्यानि संहिताध्ययनानि च । क्रियते ब्रह्माणमुद्दिश्य सा भक्तिर्वेदिकोच्यते
iṣṭirdhṛtiḥ somapānaṃ yājñiyaṃ karma sarvaśaḥ | ṛgyajuḥ sāmajāpyāni saṃhitādhyayanāni ca | kriyate brahmāṇamuddiśya sā bhaktirvedikocyate
Iṣṭi (Opferverehrung), dhṛti (Standhaftigkeit), Soma-Trank und alle yājñischen Handlungen; das Japa von Ṛk, Yajus und Sāman sowie das Studium der Saṃhitās—wenn dies alles mit Brahmā vor Augen vollzogen wird, heißt diese Hingabe „vedische Bhakti“.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A composite tableau: priests perform iṣṭi and soma-related rites; nearby, students chant Ṛg/Yajus/Sāman and read Saṃhitā palm-leaves; above, Brahmā is envisioned as the intended deity—this ensemble is labeled ‘vaidikī bhakti’.
Vedic devotion is a complete life of yajña, recitation, and study performed with clear theistic intention—here, directed toward Brahmā.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the text frames Vedic practice as a path of devotion within the kṣetra’s sacred discipline.
Undertake yajñic acts, Veda-japa (Ṛg/Yajus/Sāman), and Saṃhitā study as offerings dedicated to Brahmā.