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
L’iṣṭi (culte sacrificiel), la dhṛti (fermeté), la boisson du Soma et tous les actes yājñiques; le japa des Ṛk, Yajus et Sāman, ainsi que l’étude des Saṃhitā—lorsque tout cela est accompli en vue de Brahmā, cette dévotion est dite « dévotion védique ».
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.