Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36
नैवेद्यं रुचिरं दद्याद्वि ष्णुर्मे प्रीयतामिति । गीतवाद्यादिनृत्येन तथा पुस्तकवाचनैः
naivedyaṃ ruciraṃ dadyādvi ṣṇurme prīyatāmiti | gītavādyādinṛtyena tathā pustakavācanaiḥ
‘विष्णु मुझ पर प्रसन्न हों’—ऐसी प्रार्थना करके रुचिकर नैवेद्य अर्पित करे; तथा गीत, वाद्य, नृत्य और पवित्र ग्रंथ-पाठ से भी उनका सत्कार करे।
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (temple worship with kīrtana and śāstra-pāṭha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Before Viṣṇu’s altar, devotees present ornate naivedya trays; singers and musicians perform with mṛdaṅga and vīṇā; dancers move in measured steps; a learned reciter reads from a palm-leaf manuscript as lamps glow.
FAQs
Bhakti is expressed through both offerings (naivedya) and joyful devotional practices like song and scripture-recitation.
Dvārakā’s sacred worship-tradition as presented in the Dvārakā Māhātmya.
Offer naivedya to Viṣṇu and perform devotional singing, music, dance, and text-recitation.