Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
यज्ञेषु शांतिहोमेषु द्विजैः सर्वत्र पूजिताः । ऐतरेयोपि नित्यं च त्रिकालं हरिकंदिरे
yajñeṣu śāṃtihomeṣu dvijaiḥ sarvatra pūjitāḥ | aitareyopi nityaṃ ca trikālaṃ harikaṃdire
யாகங்களிலும் சாந்தி ஹோமங்களிலும் அவர்கள் எங்கும் இருபிறப்பினரால் போற்றப்பட்டனர். ஐதரேயனும் தினமும் மூன்று காலங்களிலும் ஹரியின் கோவிலில் இருந்தான்.
Unnamed narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Harikandira
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Vedic sacrificial enclosure with śānti-homa fires; dvijas offering oblations; nearby a serene Hari-temple where Aitareya performs trikāla worship with lamps and flowers.
FAQs
Honor for dharmic learning is shown through ritual contexts, while steady daily devotion (trikāla worship) is praised as a sustaining spiritual discipline.
A “Hari-kandira” (temple of Hari) is mentioned, but no named tīrtha or city is specified in this verse.
Trikāla practice—regular worship at the three daily junctions—is implied, alongside yajña and śānti-homa contexts.