[Advaita-l] Regarding Introduction Panchayatan to Shanmata

[sammit khandeparker]

Namakar to All,
May be I should not express this among the group of scholars but, I do think Bhagwadpad made the addition of skanda for some tatvik/subtle reason and not for sampradayik or sanghik or practical reason. I want to pose this question to some senior and reputed ascetic but do not have courage to ask.
Dr. Sammit P. S. Khandeparkar PhD(Religious Studies)  

    On Monday, March 6, 2023 at 03:34:54 PM GMT+5:30, V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 Panchayatana Puja mentioned in Shiva PuranamSharing a comment of Sri Santosh Kumar Ayalasomayajula:Panchayatana worship is as ancient as anything. It is prescribed in Shiva Purana itself so we can understand that it is an ancient method not invented by Shankara or advaitins. For shiva Puja this is prescribed."विघ्नेशादित्यविष्णूनामंबायाश्च शिवस्य च ।शिवस्यशिवलिंगं च सर्वदा पूजयेद्द्विज ।|" (Shiva Purana 1:16:8)"The five deities Ganesha, Sun, Vishnu, Parvati and Shiva shall be worshipped in their images. However a Brahmana shall worship Shiva in his linga form".This is from a chapter where idol worship procedure is elaborated.
Here there is a Kannada post on Panchayatana puja - vidhana from original texts: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AdvaitaSiddhanta/posts/537510626873344/   

regardssubbu