Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 176
पुष्पेण केन मे नाथ केन पत्रेण शंकर । कया संतुष्यसे स्तुत्या साहसेन च केन वै
puṣpeṇa kena me nātha kena patreṇa śaṃkara | kayā saṃtuṣyase stutyā sāhasena ca kena vai
„Mit welcher Blume, mein Herr, und mit welchem Blatt, o Śaṅkara? An welchem Lobgesang hast du Wohlgefallen, und durch welche kühne Tat wahrlich?“
Umā/Śivā (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Umā asks which flower and which leaf please Śiva, and which hymn and bold act. Visual focus on a tray of flowers and leaves (bilva suggested), with Umā’s devotional earnestness and Śiva’s tranquil receptivity.
FAQs
Bhakti becomes complete when inner reverence is matched with fitting offerings and heartfelt praise.
No site is named here; the dialogue supports the larger Prabhāsa-region Māhātmya of Vastrāpathakṣetra.
It asks about proper pūjā items—flowers, leaves, and stuti—without specifying which ones in this verse.