Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 102
ततस्तु तर्पणं कुर्यात्स्वशाखोक्तविधानतः । ब्रह्मादीनखिलान्देवान्मरीच्यादींस्तथा मुनीन्
tatastu tarpaṇaṃ kuryātsvaśākhoktavidhānataḥ | brahmādīnakhilāndevānmarīcyādīṃstathā munīn
त्यानंतर आपल्या वेदशाखेत सांगितलेल्या विधीनुसार तर्पण करावे. ब्रह्मा आदी सर्व देवांना तसेच मरीची आदी मुनींनाही तृप्त करावे.
Vyāsa (deduced from immediate narrative context of Dharmāraṇya instructions)
Scene: On a riverbank, a practitioner sits facing east, pouring water in measured streams while reciting names of Brahmā, the gods, and sages like Marīci; a calm river and kusa grass indicate ritual purity.
FAQs
Dharma is practiced through disciplined continuity—honoring gods and sages through properly transmitted Vedic procedure.
No specific tirtha is cited; the focus is on orthodox ritual method within the Dharmāraṇya teaching.
Tarpaṇa is prescribed, to be performed exactly as enjoined by one’s own Vedic śākhā, directed to deities and sages.