Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
ततोऽपराह्णसमये स्नात्वा धौतांबरः शुचिः । प्रतिमां पूजयेद्भक्त्या दिनाधिपसमुद्भवाम्
tato'parāhṇasamaye snātvā dhautāṃbaraḥ śuciḥ | pratimāṃ pūjayedbhaktyā dinādhipasamudbhavām
پھر دوپہر کے بعد کے وقت غسل کر کے، دھلے ہوئے پاک کپڑے پہن کر، پاکیزہ ہو کر، دن کے آقا سورَیَ دیو کی پرتیما کی بھکتی سے پوجا کرے۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at a tīrtha in the afternoon light, freshly bathed, in clean white cloth, standing before a radiant Sūrya-pratimā on a small altar, hands joined in devotion.
FAQs
Outer purity—bath and clean dress—supports inner devotion, making worship a complete dharmic act.
No particular tīrtha is named; the instruction centers on Sūrya-pūjā as part of the vrata.
Bathe in the afternoon, wear clean garments, remain pure, and worship a Sūrya pratimā with devotion.