Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
तस्मादानय चात्रैव पद्मयोने त्रिपुष्करम् । संध्योपास्तिं ततः कृत्वा तत्र भूयः सुरेश्वर । ब्रह्मत्वं कुरु देवेश सत्रे चास्मिन्दयानिधे
tasmādānaya cātraiva padmayone tripuṣkaram | saṃdhyopāstiṃ tataḥ kṛtvā tatra bhūyaḥ sureśvara | brahmatvaṃ kuru deveśa satre cāsmindayānidhe
म्हणून, हे पद्मयोनि! त्रिपुष्कर इथेच आण. तेथे संध्योपासना करून, हे सुरेश्वर, पुन्हा परत ये; हे देवेश, दयानिधे! या सत्रयज्ञात ब्रह्मत्व (ब्रह्मा-ऋत्विजपद) स्वीकार।
Vasiṣṭha
Tirtha: Tripuṣkara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vasiṣṭha requests Brahmā to bring Tripuṣkara to the satra-site; Brahmā performs Sandhyā there and then returns to preside as Brahmā-priest, moved by compassion to ensure the sacrifice’s completion.
FAQs
Sacred life harmonizes personal worship (Sandhyā) with communal dharma (yajña); both must be fulfilled.
Tripuṣkara is highlighted as the place where Sandhyā worship is to be performed.
Perform Sandhyopāsanā at Tripuṣkara and then return to serve as Brahmā-priest for the satra.