Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
यस्तु पूजयते भक्त्या दक्षिणां दिशमास्थितः । पुष्पैः पत्रैः फलैश्चैव सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
yastu pūjayate bhaktyā dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāsthitaḥ | puṣpaiḥ patraiḥ phalaiścaiva so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
Wer aber, nach Süden gewandt, in hingebungsvoller bhakti mit Blumen, Blättern und Früchten verehrt, erlangt den Verdienst des Aśvamedha-Opfers.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (local directional pūjā rite)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee stands facing south within a sacred precinct, hands offering a tray of flowers, leaves, and fruits toward a sanctum; lamps flicker; attendants and pilgrims watch reverently.
FAQs
Devotion transforms simple offerings into great merit, equating accessible pūjā with grand royal sacrifices.
Acaleśvara tīrtha in the Arbuda-khaṇḍa, where worship yields extraordinary sacrificial merit.
Worship while positioned toward the southern direction, offering flowers, leaves, and fruits with bhakti.