Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 76
एवं संपूज्य विधिवच्छशिनं प्रणतो भवेत् । षोडशान्ये च कलशा दुग्धपूर्णाः सरत्नकाः
evaṃ saṃpūjya vidhivacchaśinaṃ praṇato bhavet | ṣoḍaśānye ca kalaśā dugdhapūrṇāḥ saratnakāḥ
Having thus worshiped the Moon according to rule, one should bow down. And sixteen other pots, filled with milk and furnished with gems, should be prepared.
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇava-khaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sixteen milk-filled pots arranged in a semicircle, each draped with cloth and set with small gem ornaments; the devotee bows after moon worship.
FAQs
True worship culminates in humility (praṇāma) and generosity expressed through ritual preparation.
Ayodhyā is the sacred narrative setting for this worship-and-dāna procedure.
Prepare sixteen additional kalaśas filled with milk and accompanied by valuables (ratna), following Candrapūjā.