इष्टिर्धृतिः सोमपानं याज्ञियं कर्म सर्वशः । ऋग्यजुः सामजाप्यानि संहिताध्ययनानि च । क्रियते ब्रह्माणमुद्दिश्य सा भक्तिर्वेदिकोच्यते
iṣṭirdhṛtiḥ somapānaṃ yājñiyaṃ karma sarvaśaḥ | ṛgyajuḥ sāmajāpyāni saṃhitādhyayanāni ca | kriyate brahmāṇamuddiśya sā bhaktirvedikocyate
ഇഷ്ടി, ധൃതി, സോമപാനം, എല്ലായാജ്ഞിക കര്മ്മങ്ങളും; ഋക്-യജുസ്-സാമ ജപവും സംഹിതാധ്യയനവും—ഇവയെല്ലാം ബ്രഹ്മാവിനെ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ച് ചെയ്താൽ അതാണ് ‘വൈദികീ ഭക്തി’ എന്നു പറയപ്പെടുന്നത്.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A composite tableau: priests perform iṣṭi and soma-related rites; nearby, students chant Ṛg/Yajus/Sāman and read Saṃhitā palm-leaves; above, Brahmā is envisioned as the intended deity—this ensemble is labeled ‘vaidikī bhakti’.
Vedic devotion is a complete life of yajña, recitation, and study performed with clear theistic intention—here, directed toward Brahmā.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the text frames Vedic practice as a path of devotion within the kṣetra’s sacred discipline.
Undertake yajñic acts, Veda-japa (Ṛg/Yajus/Sāman), and Saṃhitā study as offerings dedicated to Brahmā.