Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
ततो दीपोत्सवदिने श्राद्धं कृत्वा समाहितः । दामोदरं यमं पूज्य दीपं दद्यात्स्वभक्तितः
tato dīpotsavadine śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā samāhitaḥ | dāmodaraṃ yamaṃ pūjya dīpaṃ dadyātsvabhaktitaḥ
பின்னர் தீபோத்ஸவ நாளில் மனத்தை நிலைநிறுத்தி ஸ்ராத்தம் செய்து, தாமோதரனையும் யமனையும் வழிபட்டு, தன் பக்தியால் தீபதானம் செய்ய வேண்டும்.
Sūta (continuing instruction within the māhātmya narrative)
Tirtha: Ānarta-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nightfall at a tīrtha: rows of lamps on ghāṭa steps; a devotee completes śrāddha offerings, then stands before small icons/altars of Dāmodara (Viṣṇu) and Yama, presenting a glowing lamp with folded hands.
FAQs
Festival devotion integrates pitṛ-duty (śrāddha) with deity-worship, making the lamp-offering a complete act of dharma.
The practices are prescribed in the setting of Ānarta Tīrtha / Ānartīya Taḍāga described in this chapter.
On Dīpotsava: perform śrāddha, worship Dāmodara and Yama, then offer a lamp devotedly.