Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
भोजयित्वा यथान्यायं प्रदक्षिणमुदाहरेत् । प्रीयतां मे महादेवः सपत्नीको वृषध्वजः
bhojayitvā yathānyāyaṃ pradakṣiṇamudāharet | prīyatāṃ me mahādevaḥ sapatnīko vṛṣadhvajaḥ
വിധിപ്രകാരം ഭോജനമൊരുക്കി പ്രദക്ഷിണം ചെയ്ത് ഇങ്ങനെ ജപിക്കണം—“പത്നീസഹിത വൃഷധ്വജ മഹാദേവൻ എനിക്കു പ്രസന്നനാകട്ടെ.”
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Listener: nṛpa-sattama
Scene: A devotee circumambulates a liṅga shrine with Nandi emblem; hands folded, lips reciting; the brāhmaṇa couple has been honored and sits to the side; lamps flicker.
FAQs
Ritual action becomes complete when sealed with devotion—circumambulation and a direct prayer seeking Śiva’s pleasure.
The rite belongs to the tīrtha-context introduced earlier in the chapter; this verse itself does not name it.
After feeding guests, perform pradakṣiṇā and recite a prayer to Mahādeva (Śiva) together with His consort.