Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
तस्मादानय चात्रैव पद्मयोने त्रिपुष्करम् । संध्योपास्तिं ततः कृत्वा तत्र भूयः सुरेश्वर । ब्रह्मत्वं कुरु देवेश सत्रे चास्मिन्दयानिधे
tasmādānaya cātraiva padmayone tripuṣkaram | saṃdhyopāstiṃ tataḥ kṛtvā tatra bhūyaḥ sureśvara | brahmatvaṃ kuru deveśa satre cāsmindayānidhe
तस्मात् पद्मयोने, त्रिपुष्करम् अत्रैव आनय; तत्र संध्योपास्तिं कृत्वा, सुरेश्वर, भूयः प्रत्यागच्छ; देवेश दयानिधे, अस्मिन् सत्रे ब्रह्मत्वं कुरु।
Vasiṣṭha
Tirtha: Tripuṣkara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vasiṣṭha requests Brahmā to bring Tripuṣkara to the satra-site; Brahmā performs Sandhyā there and then returns to preside as Brahmā-priest, moved by compassion to ensure the sacrifice’s completion.
FAQs
Sacred life harmonizes personal worship (Sandhyā) with communal dharma (yajña); both must be fulfilled.
Tripuṣkara is highlighted as the place where Sandhyā worship is to be performed.
Perform Sandhyopāsanā at Tripuṣkara and then return to serve as Brahmā-priest for the satra.