Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यस्तु दद्यान्महेश्वरे । तत्सर्वं सप्तजन्मानि ह्यक्षयं फलमश्नुते
patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ toyaṃ yastu dadyānmaheśvare | tatsarvaṃ saptajanmāni hyakṣayaṃ phalamaśnute
Quiconque offre à Maheśvara une feuille, une fleur, un fruit ou de l’eau, jouit d’un mérite inépuisable, qui demeure durant sept naissances.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā tīrtha circuit) within Avantī-khaṇḍa framing
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee at a simple Śiva-liṅga offers a bilva leaf, a flower, fruit, and a small pot of water; the setting hints at the Revā riverbank with ghāṭ steps and forested banks; a subtle aura suggests ‘akṣaya’ merit flowing onward through time.
FAQs
Śiva accepts even the simplest offerings when given with devotion, and the Purāṇa frames this as yielding enduring merit.
The instruction belongs to the Saṅgameśvara confluence setting in Revā Khaṇḍa, though the principle applies broadly to Śiva worship.
Offering leaf, flower, fruit, or water to Maheśvara as a basic form of pūjā.