Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
चंपकाशोक कह्लारैः करवीरैस्तथा मम । पूजेष्टा द्विजशार्दूल ये चान्ये वहुगंधिनः । एतैर्हि पूजितो नित्यं शीघ्रं तुष्टिं प्रयाम्यहम्
caṃpakāśoka kahlāraiḥ karavīraistathā mama | pūjeṣṭā dvijaśārdūla ye cānye vahugaṃdhinaḥ | etairhi pūjito nityaṃ śīghraṃ tuṣṭiṃ prayāmyaham
بزهرِ الشَّمْبَكَ، والأَشُوكَ، والكَهْلَارَ، والكَرَفِيرَا—فهذه محبوبةٌ في عبادتي، يا أسدَ البراهمة؛ ومعها سائرُ الأزهارِ الفوّاحة. فإذا عُبدتُ بها كلَّ يومٍ أسرعتُ إلى الرضا.
Śiva (Bhagavān)
Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra (Somnātha/Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇa (dvija-śārdūla)
Scene: A serene Śiva-liṅga in Prabhāsa adorned with garlands of campaka and aśoka blossoms; lotus-like kahlāra flowers and karavīra blooms arranged in ritual symmetry; a learned brāhmaṇa offers flowers with folded hands as the deity’s presence is felt as luminous calm.
FAQs
Consistent daily worship with pure, fragrant offerings is praised as a direct path to divine grace.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where the Lord specifies preferred offerings for worship.
Perform daily worship using campaka, aśoka, kahlāra, karavīra, and other fragrant flowers.