Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39
स्नात्वा पितॄंश्च संतर्प्य पूजयेच्च जनार्द्दनम् । सुवस्त्रैर्भूषणैश्चापि समभ्यर्च्य रमापतिम् । अनुज्ञया तु विप्राणां व्रतं संपूर्णतां नयेत्
snātvā pitṝṃśca saṃtarpya pūjayecca janārddanam | suvastrairbhūṣaṇaiścāpi samabhyarcya ramāpatim | anujñayā tu viprāṇāṃ vrataṃ saṃpūrṇatāṃ nayet
Having bathed and satisfied the ancestors with offerings, one should worship Janārdana. Adoring the Lord of Ramā as well with fine garments and ornaments, and with the permission of the brāhmaṇas, one should bring the vow to its proper completion.
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Gomatī-tīra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Contextual) assembled sages / brāhmaṇas
Scene: A pilgrim couple after river-bath offers tarpaṇa to ancestors, then approaches a Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa shrine in Dvārakā, adorning the deity with fine cloth and ornaments; brāhmaṇas sit nearby granting permission for vow-completion.
FAQs
Dharma harmonizes devotion to Viṣṇu with gratitude to ancestors and respect for ritual authority.
The Dvārakā–Gomatī sacred setting where bathing and worship are prescribed as part of the māhātmya.
Bathing, pitṛ-tarpaṇa, worship of Janārdana/Ramāpati with garments and ornaments, and formal completion of the vow with brāhmaṇas’ permission.