Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32
यतवाङ्निश्चलमनाः पूजां कृत्वा यथोचिताम् । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयित्वाथ शिवं सम्यक्प्रसादयत्
yatavāṅniścalamanāḥ pūjāṃ kṛtvā yathocitām | brāhmaṇānbhojayitvātha śivaṃ samyakprasādayat
ਵਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਯਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖ ਕੇ ਅਤੇ ਮਨ ਨੂੰ ਅਡੋਲ ਕਰਕੇ, ਯਥੋਚਿਤ ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰ; ਫਿਰ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਭੋਜਨ ਕਰਵਾ ਕੇ, ਸ਼ਿਵ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰ।
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Scene: After completing Śiva-pūjā, the devotee respectfully serves a seated brāhmaṇa with food and water, while the shrine remains adorned.
FAQs
Ritual correctness joined with self-control and generosity completes devotion and brings divine grace.
No specific place is named; the focus is on dharma-practice (pūjā plus brāhmaṇa-feeding).
Perform yathocita pūjā with self-restraint, then do brāhmaṇa-bhojana to please Śiva.