Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 127
स्नानकाले च सर्वत्र श्राद्धकाले पठेन्नरः । पृथुनोक्तानि नामानि यज्ञमूर्तिपदं व्रजेत्
snānakāle ca sarvatra śrāddhakāle paṭhennaraḥ | pṛthunoktāni nāmāni yajñamūrtipadaṃ vrajet
நீராடும் காலத்திலும்—எங்கும்—மேலும் ஸ்ராத்த காலத்திலும் மனிதன் ப்ருது உரைத்த நாமங்களைப் பாராயணம் செய்ய வேண்டும்; அதனால் யஜ்ஞமூர்த்தியின் பதத்தை அடைவான்.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style
Tirtha: Mahī-nāma recitation (Pṛthu-ukta nāmāni) as portable tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nara (general practitioner/householder) explicitly addressed
Scene: A householder performs śrāddha beside a simple water vessel; simultaneously, a pilgrim bathes in a pond elsewhere—both recite the same Mahī-nāma garland. Above them appears a radiant ‘Yajña-mūrti’ form—cosmic sacrificial person—signifying the attained state.
FAQs
Simple recitation aligned with dharmic times (snāna/śrāddha) can elevate one to the highest sacrificial merit.
The Mahī tīrtha tradition, via the names attributed to King Pṛthu.
Recite Pṛthu’s sacred name-list during bathing and during śrāddha rites.