Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 77
स कृत्वा श्रद्धया युक्तः सत्रं द्वादशवार्षिकम् । वसोर्द्धाराप्रदानेन वर्षं त्वां तर्पयिष्यति । कलशस्य च वक्त्रेणाविच्छिन्नेन दिवानिशम्
sa kṛtvā śraddhayā yuktaḥ satraṃ dvādaśavārṣikam | vasorddhārāpradānena varṣaṃ tvāṃ tarpayiṣyati | kalaśasya ca vaktreṇāvicchinnena divāniśam
அவன் பக்தியுடன் பன்னிரண்டு ஆண்டுச் சத்ர யாகத்தைச் செய்வான். பின்னர் ‘வசோர்தாரா’ அர்ப்பணிப்பால், கலசத்தின் வாயிலாக இடையறாது பகல்-இரவு ஒரு ஆண்டு முழுதும் உன்னைத் திருப்திப்படுத்துவான்।
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand satra-sacrifice spanning years: a vast yajña-śālā with multiple fires, ṛtviks chanting; a kalaśa suspended or held above a sacred focus, pouring an unbroken stream (vasordhārā) day and night.
FAQs
Great results arise from sustained, disciplined worship—faith joined to long-term sacrifice and uninterrupted offering.
The ritual is narrated within the chapter’s tīrtha context, but this verse does not specify the site by name.
A twelve-year satra and a year-long vasordhārā: continuous ghee oblation delivered through a kalaśa spout without interruption, day and night.