Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
धूपेन धूपयित्वा तु पुष्पाद्यैः संप्रपूजयेत । नैवेद्यैर्भक्ष्यभोज्यैश्च मांसेन सुरया तथा
dhūpena dhūpayitvā tu puṣpādyaiḥ saṃprapūjayeta | naivedyairbhakṣyabhojyaiśca māṃsena surayā tathā
وبعد تقديم البخور، تُؤدَّى العبادة على التمام بالزهور وما شابهها؛ وتُقدَّم قرابين الطعام (نايفيديا)—مما يُمضَغ ويُؤكَل—ومعها اللحم وكذلك الشراب المسكر (سورا).
Skanda (deduced from ritual instruction style within māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dvārakā-pīṭha (Yoginī/Śakti-associated seat within Dvārakā mahatmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A shrine-pīṭha in Dvārakā: a sādhaka offers curling incense smoke, heaps of flowers, and arranged naivedya trays; the atmosphere is twilight, lamp-lit, with ritual vessels and bali-plates set aside.
FAQs
Ritual devotion is expressed through complete upacāras—incense, flowers, and appropriate offerings—performed according to the prescribed tradition.
Dvārakā, where detailed pūjā-vidhi is taught as part of the site’s māhātmya.
Offer dhūpa (incense), flowers, and naivedya including bhakṣya/bhojya; the verse also mentions offerings of māṃsa and surā in this specific ritual context.