Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
विधिवच्चार्चयेद्देवं सुगन्धेन विलेपयेत् । ब्राह्मणान्पूजयेत्तत्र यथाशक्त्या युधिष्ठिर
vidhivaccārcayeddevaṃ sugandhena vilepayet | brāhmaṇānpūjayettatra yathāśaktyā yudhiṣṭhira
హే యుధిష్ఠిరా! అక్కడ విధివిధానముగా దేవుని అర్చించి, సుగంధ ద్రవ్యలేపనముతో లేపనం చేయాలి; అలాగే యథాశక్తిగా బ్రాహ్మణులను పూజించి సత్కరించాలి।
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)
Tirtha: Ānandeśvara
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Pilgrims at a riverside Śiva shrine anointing the deity with fragrant paste, offering flowers, then respectfully honoring brāhmaṇas with seats, water, and gifts.
FAQs
Tīrtha-worship is completed by right ritual and by reverence toward brāhmaṇas through fitting hospitality and gifts.
The worship-setting is Ānandeśvara-tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa.
Vidhivat pūjā, fragrant anointing of the deity, and honoring brāhmaṇas according to capacity.