Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8
अतः पूजा जपो होमस्तत्कथास्तद्गुणस्तवः । कर्त्तव्यो नियतं मर्त्यैश्चतुर्वर्गफला र्थिभिः
ataḥ pūjā japo homastatkathāstadguṇastavaḥ | karttavyo niyataṃ martyaiścaturvargaphalā rthibhiḥ
Kaya nga, ang pagsamba, japa, homa, ang pagsasalaysay tungkol sa Kanya, at ang mga himno sa Kaniyang mga katangian ay dapat laging gawin ng mga mortal na naghahangad ng bunga ng apat na layunin ng buhay—dharma, artha, kāma, at mokṣa.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice; not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: A human devotee at twilight performing a complete pradoṣa sādhana sequence: offering lamp and bilva leaves, counting japa beads, a small homa fire, and a reciter reading Śiva-kathā; the four puruṣārthas symbolically present as emblems (dharma-śāstra, prosperity, family joy, and a lotus of liberation).
FAQs
A complete devotional life—ritual, mantra, offering, and sacred narration—leads to fulfillment of the four aims, culminating in liberation.
No single site is named; the emphasis is on pradoṣa-centered Śaiva practice applicable broadly.
Perform pūjā, japa, homa, listen/recite divine kathā, and sing guṇa-stava—regularly, with the goal of caturvarga.