Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
तूष्णीं तु देवताहोमस्तैः कार्यः सुसमाहितैः । तल्लिंगैर्नृपतेमंत्रैः स्वशक्त्या जप एव च
tūṣṇīṃ tu devatāhomastaiḥ kāryaḥ susamāhitaiḥ | talliṃgairnṛpatemaṃtraiḥ svaśaktyā japa eva ca
Kemudian, dengan pemusatan batin yang sempurna, para pendeta itu hendaknya mempersembahkan homa bagi Dewa dalam keheningan; dan, wahai Raja, japa pun hendaknya dilakukan menurut kemampuan, dengan mantra-mantra yang bertanda (liṅga) sebagaimana mestinya.
Bhartṛyajña
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpati (king)
Scene: A yajña-vedī at a tīrtha; priests seated with ladles and samidh, performing silent offerings while a patron-king observes; a japa-mālā and mantra-pustaka indicate disciplined recitation.
FAQs
Inner steadiness is central to ritual power: silence, concentration, and sincere japa complete the outward ceremony.
The verse is a general ritual directive within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter; the particular tīrtha is contextual elsewhere in the adhyāya.
Perform devatā-homa silently with focused priests, and undertake mantra-japa according to one’s ability.