Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 151
इति संपूज्य देवेशं ततः कुर्यात्परां स्तुतिम् । ऋग्भिर्वे पंचभिश्चैव शृणुष्वैकमनास्तु ताः
iti saṃpūjya deveśaṃ tataḥ kuryātparāṃ stutim | ṛgbhirve paṃcabhiścaiva śṛṇuṣvaikamanāstu tāḥ
Demikianlah, setelah memuja dengan sempurna Tuhan para dewa, hendaklah seseorang mempersembahkan pujian yang tertinggi—yakni dengan lima ayat Ṛg. Dengarlah semuanya dengan tumpuan hati yang satu.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devi (explicitly addressed in nearby verses; here implied by instructional tone)
Scene: A pilgrim-priest, after completing offerings, stands before the deity with folded hands, reciting five Ṛg-verses; the sanctum glows with lamp-light, conch and bell nearby, sea-breeze implied by Prabhāsa’s coastal setting.
FAQs
Pilgrimage-dharma is completed by devotion: worship culminates in focused praise and attentive listening.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where correct worship and Vedic stuti are presented as especially meritorious.
After worshipping Deveśa, perform a ‘supreme stuti’ using five Ṛg-verses, approached with single-pointed concentration.