Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
उन्मत्तकं ततो देवं द्वारपालं प्रपूजयेत् । स्नापयित्वा सुगन्धेन कुंकुमेन विलिप्य च
unmattakaṃ tato devaṃ dvārapālaṃ prapūjayet | snāpayitvā sugandhena kuṃkumena vilipya ca
ثم ينبغي أن يُقامَت العبادة على الوجه اللائق لحارس الباب الإلهي «أونماتّاكا»؛ وبعد أن يُغسَّل بموادّ عطرة، يُدهَن أيضًا بعجينة الزعفران (كونكُما).
Skanda (deduced from procedural pūjā-vidhi instructions)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the temple gate stands the dvārapāla Unmattaka, fierce yet protective; devotees bathe the icon with scented water and apply saffron paste, offering flowers and lamps at the threshold.
FAQs
Sacred worship includes honoring protective deities at the threshold, acknowledging order, guardianship, and ritual propriety.
Dvārakā, where even the gatekeeper deity is integrated into the holy-site worship protocol.
Worship the dvārapāla Unmattaka with snāna (ritual bathing), fragrant substances, and kuṅkuma anointing.