Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
पारावतं तथा सूक्तं जीवसूक्तेन संयुतम् । बह्वृचः कीर्तयेत्तत्र शांतिकं च तथापरम्
pārāvataṃ tathā sūktaṃ jīvasūktena saṃyutam | bahvṛcaḥ kīrtayettatra śāṃtikaṃ ca tathāparam
وہاں بہوَریچ پجاری پاراوت سوکت اور جیوا سوکت سے جڑا ہوا سوکت پڑھے، اور اسی طرح ایک اور شانتک (تسکینی) پاٹھ بھی کرے۔
Skanda (deduced)
Type: ghat
Scene: A Bahvṛca priest seated on kusa grass, reciting from memory; nearby pilgrims listen with folded hands; ritual vessels and a small fire/altar may be present; the setting remains within the tīrtha precinct.
FAQs
Peace-making (śānti) is treated as a core aim of tīrtha ritual, achieved through specific Vedic hymns and orderly recitation.
The recitations are prescribed within the Garttā-tīrtha observance of this chapter.
The Bahvṛca is instructed to chant Pārāvata-sūkta, a Jīva-sūkta-associated hymn, and additional śāntika recitations.