Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
यस्तान्वसूञ्छुचिर्भूत्वा स्नात्वा धौतांबरो नरः । तर्पयित्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठान्पश्चात्संपूजयेन्नरः
yastānvasūñchucirbhūtvā snātvā dhautāṃbaro naraḥ | tarpayitvā dvijaśreṣṭhānpaścātsaṃpūjayennaraḥ
Celui qui, devenu pur, se baigne et revêt des vêtements propres, puis comble par l’offrande de tarpaṇa les brāhmaṇa les plus éminents, et ensuite adore pleinement ces Vasus — telle est l’observance juste.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇa-śreṣṭha
Scene: A pilgrim at dawn completes snāna, changes into spotless garments, then respectfully offers water and gifts to seated brāhmaṇas; afterward he approaches a Vasu shrine/altar with lamps and offerings for full worship.
FAQs
Ritual purity and honoring dharma-bearers (brāhmaṇas) are presented as essential steps before deity worship in a tīrtha.
The ongoing rite belongs to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra in this chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya.
Become pure, perform snāna, wear clean clothes, do tarpana/satisfaction offerings to brāhmaṇas, then perform complete worship of the Vasus.