Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23
प्रतीक्षमाणा च वरं यथाकालोचितं हि यत् । तदुपस्थापयेत्सर्वमनुद्वि ग्नातिहृष्टवत्
pratīkṣamāṇā ca varaṃ yathākālocitaṃ hi yat | tadupasthāpayetsarvamanudvi gnātihṛṣṭavat
கவனமாகக் காத்திருந்து, காலத்திற்கேற்ற தகுந்த அனைத்தையும் சமர்ப்பிக்க வேண்டும்—கலக்கம் இன்றியும், அளவுக்கு மீறிய மகிழ்ச்சி இன்றியும், நிலைத்த மனத்துடன்.
Narratorial voice within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa (didactic instruction on strī-dharma; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: A devotee stands quietly near a shrine, holding a tray of offerings, waiting for the proper moment; face calm, posture steady; attendants and lamp indicate ritual timing.
FAQs
Dharma is steadiness—doing what is appropriate at the right time, free from inner disturbance and extremes.
No site is named; the verse is a general dharma instruction within Dharmāraṇya.
No specific rite is mandated; it prescribes timely, orderly presentation of needed items (upasthāpana).