Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51
ततो भवति संसिद्धो मंत्रार्हः स नरः शुचिः । जपेद्ब्राह्मणशार्दूल ततो लक्षचतुष्टयम् । दशांशेन तु होमः स्यात्सुसमिद्धे हुताशने
tato bhavati saṃsiddho maṃtrārhaḥ sa naraḥ śuciḥ | japedbrāhmaṇaśārdūla tato lakṣacatuṣṭayam | daśāṃśena tu homaḥ syātsusamiddhe hutāśane
मग तो साधक पूर्ण संसिद्ध, शुद्ध आणि मंत्रधारणेस योग्य होतो. हे ब्राह्मणशार्दूल! त्यानंतर तो चार लक्ष जप करावा; आणि जपाच्या दशांशाप्रमाणे उत्तम प्रज्वलित अग्नीत होम करावा।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Tirtha: Citreśvarī Pīṭha
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇaśārdūla (tiger among brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A sādhaka, now ‘śuci’ and ‘mantrārha’, completes extended japa and performs homa: a bright, well-kindled fire (susamiddha hutāśana) with offerings; the teacher oversees, and the shrine’s presence sanctifies the rite.
FAQs
Purity and qualification arise from sustained practice; japa is sealed and stabilized through homa.
The procedure is taught within the Camatkārapura/Citreśvarīpīṭha māhātmya, implying the site’s supportive power for such rites.
After initial japa, chant four lakhs more; then perform homa equal to one-tenth of the japa count in a well-kindled fire.