Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52
गृह्णाति पुष्पमालां यः पठेच्छक्त्या द्विजोत्तमाः । वेदांतकृत्स विप्रः स्यात्सदा जन्मनिजन्मनि
gṛhṇāti puṣpamālāṃ yaḥ paṭhecchaktyā dvijottamāḥ | vedāṃtakṛtsa vipraḥ syātsadā janmanijanmani
ஹே த்விஜோத்தமர்களே! யார் புஷ்பமாலையை அணிந்து தம் சக்தியின்படி இப்பாடலைப் பாராயணம் செய்கிறாரோ, அவர் பிறவி பிறவியிலும் வேதாந்தத்தில் தேர்ந்த பிராமணராக ஆவார்.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (chapter context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (assembly of sages)
Scene: A devoted pilgrim-brāhmaṇa stands before a shrine in a tīrtha-kṣetra, lifting a fresh flower garland and reciting a māhātmya-stuti; sages and pilgrims listen; the deity’s presence is suggested by aura and lamps.
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Sincere recitation and offering, even simple, yields lasting spiritual refinement and higher learning.
The Gaṇapati established in the auspicious kṣetra of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative.
Taking/holding an offering of a flower garland and reciting with devotion and capacity.
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