Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
ततो मत्पुरतश्चैव कार्यं शकुप्रचारणम् । स्वर्गस्थाया भवेत्तुष्टिर्मम तेन कृतेन च
tato matpurataścaiva kāryaṃ śakupracāraṇam | svargasthāyā bhavettuṣṭirmama tena kṛtena ca
“Kemudian, di hadapanku juga hendaklah dilakukan upacara ‘śaku-pracāraṇa’. Dengan perbuatan itu, aku—yang bersemayam di svarga—akan berpuas hati.”
Audumbarī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Udgātṛ / future yajña-performers
Scene: Before the central image of Audumbarī, priests perform śaku-pracāraṇa—an auxiliary ceremonial act—while the deity’s satisfaction is envisioned in heaven.
FAQs
Properly performed ritual actions, offered with reverence before the sacred form, are said to please the divine even beyond earthly realms.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues a ritual directive within the chapter’s sacred narrative.
Perform ‘śaku-pracāraṇa’ in front of Audumbarī’s installed presence; it is stated as a satisfaction-causing rite.