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 Great Goddess, having fashioned an effigy from kuśa grass and immersing it in the waters of the tīrtha for the sake of the intended person, one obtains an eighth share of the merit.
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).