Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23
स्नाने जपे च होमे च स्वाध्याये पितृतर्पणे । गोदेवातिथिपूजासु निरालस्यो भवानघ
snāne jape ca home ca svādhyāye pitṛtarpaṇe | godevātithipūjāsu nirālasyo bhavānagha
Ô toi sans faute, ne sois pas indolent dans le bain rituel, la récitation des mantras, les offrandes au feu, l’étude sacrée et les libations aux ancêtres ; de même, honore les vaches, les Devas et les hôtes.
Unspecified elder/teacher figure in Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (didactic instruction)
Scene: A disciplined householder at dawn: bathing at a riverbank, performing japa with a mālā, tending a small homa-fire, reading a palm-leaf manuscript, offering water to pitṛs, feeding a cow, worshipping a small shrine, and welcoming a guest with water and seat.
FAQs
Dharma is sustained by steady daily practice—ritual discipline, study, ancestor offerings, and reverent hospitality.
None is named; the emphasis is on nitya-karma (daily observances).
Snāna, japa, homa, svādhyāya, pitṛ-tarpaṇa, and pūjā to cow/Deva/guest are explicitly prescribed.