Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
वरुपूजोपहारैश्च नैवेद्यैर्विविधैस्ततः । ततो वर्षसहस्रांते स दैत्यो दुःखसंयुतः
varupūjopahāraiśca naivedyairvividhaistataḥ | tato varṣasahasrāṃte sa daityo duḥkhasaṃyutaḥ
ત્યાં તેણે વર-પૂજાના ઉપહાર અને વિવિધ નૈવેદ્યોથી આરાધના કરી; છતાં હજાર વર્ષના અંતે પણ તે દૈત્ય દુઃખથી યુક્ત જ રહ્યો.
Sūta
Tirtha: Gokarṇa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ
Scene: At the end of a thousand years, the daitya offers varied naivedyas and worship-articles before a Śiva symbol on the mountain; despite the ritual richness, his face shows fatigue and sorrow, conveying the weight of unresolved suffering.
FAQs
External worship and long effort do not guarantee immediate fruit; divine grace follows true inner alignment, not mere duration.
The Gokarṇa setting continues as the sacred arena for worship and tapas.
Pūjā-upahāra (worship offerings) and naivedya (food offerings) are explicitly mentioned.