Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
नियमो वा जपो होमः स्वाध्यायो व्रतमेव वा । कर्तव्यं ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठास्तुष्ट्यर्थं चक्रपाणिनः
niyamo vā japo homaḥ svādhyāyo vratameva vā | kartavyaṃ brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhāstuṣṭyarthaṃ cakrapāṇinaḥ
नियम असो, जप असो, होम असो, स्वाध्याय असो किंवा व्रत असो—हे ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठहो—चक्रपाणी भगवंताच्या तुष्टीसाठी हे सर्व करावे.
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇas (assembled sages)
Scene: Sūta enumerates acceptable observances—niyama, japa, homa, svādhyāya, vrata—while an icon of Cakrapāṇi presides, emphasizing dedication to Viṣṇu’s satisfaction.
FAQs
Multiple orthodox paths—discipline, chanting, offerings, study, and vows—are all valid when oriented toward pleasing Viṣṇu (Cakrapāṇi).
The instruction is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya setting in Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
Perform niyama/japa/homa/svādhyāya/vrata as devotional discipline, explicitly framed as an act to satisfy Cakrapāṇi.