Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
नैवेद्यैः परमान्नैश्च गीतैर्नृत्यैः प्रवादितैः । ततो विसृज्य तां देवीं तदुद्देशेन वै ततः
naivedyaiḥ paramānnaiśca gītairnṛtyaiḥ pravāditaiḥ | tato visṛjya tāṃ devīṃ taduddeśena vai tataḥ
നൈവേദ്യവും ഉത്തമാന്നവിഭവങ്ങളും ഗീത-നൃത്ത-വാദ്യനാദങ്ങളുമായി അവൾ പൂജ നടത്തി. തുടർന്ന് ദേവിയെ ഭക്ത്യാദരത്തോടെ വിസർജിച്ച്, അവൾക്കായി സ്വീകരിച്ച വ്രതാചാരപ്രകാരം പിന്നെ മുന്നേറി.
Lakṣmī
Scene: A devoted woman completes Gaurī-pūjā with rich naivedya and paramānna; singers and dancers perform while instruments resound; she then performs respectful visarjana and prepares to continue her vrata.
FAQs
Devotion can be offered through beauty and culture—food, music, and dance—culminating in respectful completion of worship.
The Gaṅgā-bank context of Pañcapiṇḍikā-Gaurī worship described in this chapter.
Offer naivedya and fine foods, perform song/dance/instrumental music, and conclude with proper visarjana (dismissal) of the deity.