Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 79
अद्यप्रभृति यत्किंचित्कर्म चात्र भविष्यति । शांतिकं पौष्टिकं वापि वसोर्द्धारासमन्वितम् । संभविष्यति तत्सर्वं तव तृप्तिकरं परम्
adyaprabhṛti yatkiṃcitkarma cātra bhaviṣyati | śāṃtikaṃ pauṣṭikaṃ vāpi vasorddhārāsamanvitam | saṃbhaviṣyati tatsarvaṃ tava tṛptikaraṃ param
ഇന്നുമുതൽ ഇവിടെ നടക്കുന്ന ഏതു കർമവും—ശാന്തിക്കായാലും പുഷ്ടിക്കായാലും—വസോರ್ಧാരയോടുകൂടിയെങ്കിൽ, അതെല്ലാം നിനക്ക് പരമ തൃപ്തികരമാകും।
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred precinct where priests perform śānti and puṣṭi rites; the defining feature is vasordhārā—an unbroken stream from a kalaśa—visibly ‘completing’ the ceremony as devotees watch in reverent silence.
FAQs
Rituals gain completeness and higher efficacy when anchored in a core offering that sustains divine satisfaction and cosmic balance.
The statement applies to rites performed “here” within the chapter’s tīrtha setting; the exact place-name is not in this verse.
All śāntika (pacification) and pauṣṭika (prosperity) rites should be performed together with vasordhārā.