Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
ततः शिवालयं याति गर्भवासं न पश्यति । पुष्पैर्वा पल्लवैर्वापि फलैर्धान्यैस्तथापि वा
tataḥ śivālayaṃ yāti garbhavāsaṃ na paśyati | puṣpairvā pallavairvāpi phalairdhānyaistathāpi vā
Ensuite il va à la demeure de Śiva et ne revoit plus la demeure du sein (la renaissance). Que ce soit avec des fleurs, des feuilles, des fruits, ou même des grains, ainsi doit-il adorer.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Vāsava-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahārāja
Scene: A devotee offers flowers, leaves, fruits, and grains at a Śiva shrine; the narrative culminates in a visionary sense of ascending to Śiva’s abode, beyond rebirth.
FAQs
Śiva accepts sincere, simple offerings; such bhakti is portrayed as a path beyond rebirth.
Vāsava-tīrtha and its Śiva worship, promising ascent to Śiva’s abode.
Offering accessible items—flowers, leaves, fruits, or grains—in Śiva-pūjā.