Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
विधिवच्चार्चयेद्देवं सुगन्धेन विलेपयेत् । ब्राह्मणान्पूजयेत्तत्र यथाशक्त्या युधिष्ठिर
vidhivaccārcayeddevaṃ sugandhena vilepayet | brāhmaṇānpūjayettatra yathāśaktyā yudhiṣṭhira
ഹേ യുധിഷ്ഠിര! അവിടെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ദേവനെ അർച്ചിച്ച്, സുഗന്ധദ്രവ്യങ്ങളാൽ ലേപനം ചെയ്യുക; കൂടാതെ യഥാശക്തി ബ്രാഹ്മണരെ പൂജിച്ച് സത്കരിക്കുക।
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)
Tirtha: Ānandeśvara
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Pilgrims at a riverside Śiva shrine anointing the deity with fragrant paste, offering flowers, then respectfully honoring brāhmaṇas with seats, water, and gifts.
FAQs
Tīrtha-worship is completed by right ritual and by reverence toward brāhmaṇas through fitting hospitality and gifts.
The worship-setting is Ānandeśvara-tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa.
Vidhivat pūjā, fragrant anointing of the deity, and honoring brāhmaṇas according to capacity.