Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
पादुके मे प्रपूज्यादौ मांस मद्यादिभिः क्रमात् । अवाप्स्यंति च संसिद्धिं दुर्लभाममरैरपि
pāduke me prapūjyādau māṃsa madyādibhiḥ kramāt | avāpsyaṃti ca saṃsiddhiṃ durlabhāmamarairapi
«Primero, tras adorar mis pādukā (sandalias sagradas), y luego, en el debido orden, ofreciendo carne, vino y cosas semejantes, alcanzarán la plena realización, difícil aun para los inmortales.»
Ambā (Devī/Mother Goddess)
Tirtha: पादुका-गुहा-तीर्थ (नाम अप्रकट)
Type: cave
Scene: गुहा के भीतर दीप-प्रकाश में प्रतिष्ठित पादुकाएँ; साधक क्रमशः उपहार अर्पित करते हुए; पृष्ठभूमि में मातृ-शक्तियों का सूक्ष्म आभास।
FAQs
The tīrtha’s worship is presented as exceptionally potent, granting siddhi when performed with correct ritual order and devotion.
The cave-tīrtha centered on the Devī’s pādukā, where distinctive offerings are described as part of the site’s māhātmya.
Pādukā-pūjā first, followed by offerings ‘in order’ (krama) including māṃsa and madya (as stated in the verse).
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