Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71
एवमाराधयेद्देवं प्रदोषे गिरिजापतिम् । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्पश्चाद्दक्षिणाभिश्च तोषयेत्
evamārādhayeddevaṃ pradoṣe girijāpatim | brāhmaṇānbhojayetpaścāddakṣiṇābhiśca toṣayet
ഇങ്ങനെ പ്രദോഷകാലത്ത് ഗിരിജാപതി ദേവനെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ആരാധിക്കണം; തുടർന്ന് ബ്രാഹ്മണരെ ഭോജനിപ്പിച്ച് ദക്ഷിണ നൽകി തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തണം।
Narratorial voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: Evening pradoṣa worship: lamps lit, priest offers bilva and water to the liṅga; afterward a line of brāhmaṇas seated for a meal, with the patron offering dakṣiṇā respectfully.
FAQs
Worship is completed by compassion and generosity—honoring the learned and supporting dharma through feeding and gifts.
No specific tīrtha is cited; it is a general ritual prescription for Pradoṣa worship.
Perform Śiva worship at Pradoṣa, then do brāhmaṇa-bhojana and offer dakṣiṇā.