Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
जपैर्होमोपवासैश्च नियमैश्च पृथग्विधैः । बलिपूजोपहारैश्च स्नानदानादिभिस्तथा
japairhomopavāsaiśca niyamaiśca pṛthagvidhaiḥ | balipūjopahāraiśca snānadānādibhistathā
జపము, హోమము, ఉపవాసములు మరియు నానావిధ నియమములతో; బలి, పూజ, ఉపహారములు, అలాగే స్నాన‑దానాది క్రియలతో—వారు తమ వ్రతాచరణను నిర్వహించారు।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Listener: Dvijas (addressed as 'O twice-born ones')
Scene: A group of dvijas and devotees performing layered observances: some seated in japa with mālā, some tending a small homa-kuṇḍa, others offering bali and flowers before a Śiva shrine; nearby a tīrtha-ghāṭa where pilgrims bathe and distribute dāna.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma integrates inner practice (japa, niyama, upavāsa) with outward sacred acts (pūjā, snāna, dāna) to please Śiva and sanctify a tīrtha.
The practices are performed at the adhyāya’s featured tīrtha-kṣetra, underscoring it as a proper place for vrata, bathing, worship, and charity.
Japa, homa, fasting, varied niyamas, bali and pūjā with offerings, plus snāna and dāna.
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