Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 42
श्रीसूक्तं पौरुषं सूक्तं पावमानं वृषाकपिम् । वेदोक्तैश्चैव मन्त्रैश्च रौद्रीं वा बहुरूपिणीम्
śrīsūktaṃ pauruṣaṃ sūktaṃ pāvamānaṃ vṛṣākapim | vedoktaiścaiva mantraiśca raudrīṃ vā bahurūpiṇīm
On peut réciter le Śrī Sūkta, le Pauruṣa Sūkta, les hymnes Pāvamāna et l’hymne Vṛṣākapi ; ainsi que des mantras védiques—soit la Raudrī (à Rudra), soit la Bahurūpiṇī aux formes multiples.
Unspecified teacher (Revākhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of pilgrims and priests seated on kusa mats near a shrine, chanting Vedic sūktas; one holds a ladle and water pot, another a manuscript; the atmosphere alternates between gentle Śrī invocations and fierce Raudrī cadence.
FAQs
Purāṇic worship is strengthened by Vedic recitation—hymns and mantras offered with devotion to the divine.
Within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred setting, Vedic recitation is presented as a meritorious act when performed at the holy place.
Recitation of Śrī Sūkta, Puruṣa Sūkta, Pāvamāna hymns, Vṛṣākapi, and Vedic mantras such as the Raudrī or Bahurūpiṇī.