Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
यादिव्येति च मन्त्रेण ततो ह्यर्घ्यं प्रदापयेत् । पितृपात्रे समादाय अर्घ्यपात्राणि कृत्स्नशः
yādivyeti ca mantreṇa tato hyarghyaṃ pradāpayet | pitṛpātre samādāya arghyapātrāṇi kṛtsnaśaḥ
ثمَّ بتلاوةِ تعويذة «yā divyā…» ينبغي أن تُقدَّمَ أُرغْيَا (ماءُ الإهداء)، آخذًا إناءَ الأسلاف (Pitṛ) ومُرتِّبًا جميعَ أواني الأُرغْيَا ترتيبًا كاملًا على الوجهِ اللائق.
Skanda (deduced)
Type: ghat
Scene: A top-down view of a ritual layout: pitṛ-vessel at center, multiple arghya bowls arranged neatly; the officiant’s hands adjust the vessels, then begin the arghya offering while chanting ‘yā divyā…’.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through orderly, mantra-led worship—precision expresses reverence.
The verse continues a general tīrtha-śrāddha procedure without naming the site.
With the “yā divyā…” mantra, offer arghya and properly set/handle the Pitṛ and arghya vessels.