Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
दीपं प्रयच्छते यस्तु वसिष्ठाग्रे समाहितः । सुखसौभाग्यसंयुक्तस्तेजस्वी जायते नरः
dīpaṃ prayacchate yastu vasiṣṭhāgre samāhitaḥ | sukhasaubhāgyasaṃyuktastejasvī jāyate naraḥ
যে ব্যক্তি একাগ্রচিত্তে বশিষ্ঠের সম্মুখে দীপ অর্পণ করে, সে সুখ‑সৌভাগ্যে সমন্বিত হয়ে তেজস্বী ও কীর্তিমান হয়।
Sūta (deduced, Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Vasiṣṭha-tīrtha (Arbuda)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim, hands cupped in reverence, places a lit lamp before a serene Vasiṣṭha seated in āśrama setting; surrounding forested hillscape of Arbuda; soft halo of light symbolizing tejas and fortune.
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Even a simple offering done with concentration—like lamp-giving—becomes a powerful act of dharma when performed in a sanctified setting.
The sacred precinct before Vasiṣṭha at his āśrama (Arbuda Khaṇḍa).
Dīpa-dāna: offering a lamp before Vasiṣṭha with a collected mind (samāhita).