Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 62
नमः प्रमथराजेति पूजामन्त्र उदाहृतः । तीर्थमध्ये प्रकर्त्तव्यं पूजनं श्रवणादिकम्
namaḥ pramatharājeti pūjāmantra udāhṛtaḥ | tīrthamadhye prakarttavyaṃ pūjanaṃ śravaṇādikam
‘नमः प्रमथराजाय’ असा पूजामंत्र सांगितला आहे. तीर्थाच्या मध्यभागी श्रवण इत्यादींनी आरंभ करून पूजन करावे.
Viśvāmitra (deduced from Adhyāya context; confirmed later in 66)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā tīrtha (tīrtha-madhya worship spot)
Type: kshetra
Scene: In the center of the tīrtha, a small ritual space is marked; a priest or devotee recites the mantra 'namaḥ pramatha-rājāya' while others listen to the māhātmya; offerings are arranged on a leaf/metal plate; the river glints nearby.
FAQs
Sacred places are approached through both mantra and devotion—beginning with śravaṇa—and worship is to be done within the tīrtha’s sanctified space.
The Ayodhyā tīrtha central to this chapter, where the worship is to be performed.
Use the mantra “namaḥ pramatharāja” and perform pūjā in the tīrtha-madhya, with preliminaries like śravaṇa.