Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 88
पिप्पलीमरिचं चैव पटोली बृहतीफलम् । आरामस्य तु सीमाऽन्तः संभवं सर्वमेव तु
pippalīmaricaṃ caiva paṭolī bṛhatīphalam | ārāmasya tu sīmā'ntaḥ saṃbhavaṃ sarvameva tu
La pimienta larga y la pimienta negra son aceptables; asimismo la paṭolī y el fruto de la bṛhatī. En verdad, todo lo que nazca dentro del lindero de un huerto puede tomarse también como apropiado.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: An orchard near Prabhāsa: devotees gather paṭolī, bṛhatī fruits, and peppers; a boundary marker/hedge indicates the ‘sīmā’; offerings are carried to the temple.
FAQs
Dharma accommodates local, wholesome resources—offerings may be drawn from pure, bounded sources like a well-kept orchard.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where even practical rules for offerings are taught as part of its sacred greatness.
It lists spices and vegetables as acceptable and adds that produce grown within an orchard’s boundary is generally suitable.