Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 65
सोममंत्रेण होमस्तु कार्यो वित्तानुमानतः । प्रतिमास्थापनं कुर्यात्सोममंत्रमुदीरयेत्
somamaṃtreṇa homastu kāryo vittānumānataḥ | pratimāsthāpanaṃ kuryātsomamaṃtramudīrayet
ဆိုမမန်တရဖြင့် ဟောမ (homa) ကို မိမိ၏ အင်အားအတိုင်း ဆောင်ရွက်ရမည်။ ထို့နောက် ပုံတော်ကို တည်ထောင်၍ တည်ထောင်စဉ် ဆိုမမန်တရကို ရွတ်ဆိုရမည်။
Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (Soma-mantra homa context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A small homa-kuṇḍa burns steadily; the officiant offers ghee while chanting Soma-mantra, then ceremonially installs a lunar image on a pedestal, sprinkling sanctified water.
FAQs
Mantra-centered worship—supported by offering and proper installation—channels devotion into a sanctified act.
Ayodhyā provides the sacred framework; the verse focuses on Soma-mantra ritual steps.
Perform homa with the Soma-mantra, then install the pratimā while reciting the Soma-mantra.