Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
कुशैस्तु प्रतिमां कृत्वा तीर्थवारिषु मज्जयेत् । यमुद्दिश्य महादेवि अष्टभागं लभेत सः
kuśaistu pratimāṃ kṛtvā tīrthavāriṣu majjayet | yamuddiśya mahādevi aṣṭabhāgaṃ labheta saḥ
O Große Göttin: Wer aus Kuśa-Gras eine Stellfigur formt und sie in den Wassern des Tīrtha für die gemeinte Person untertaucht, erlangt den achten Teil des Verdienstes.
Skanda (as narrator; vocative indicates address to Devī within the narrative)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (addressed)
Scene: A devotee at Prabhāsa shapes a small effigy from kuśa grass, holds it reverently, then immerses it in sacred water while invoking the Goddess and dedicating merit to an absent person.
FAQs
Tīrtha-rites can be performed symbolically and dedicatively, extending benefit through intention and ritual form.
The tīrtha waters of Prabhāsa Kṣetra, as praised in this māhātmya.
Make a kuśa-grass effigy (pratimā) and immerse it in tīrtha-water with a dedicatory intention (saṅkalpa).