Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 88
तुलसी देवगंधारी बृहत्पत्री कुशांकुरैः । नद्यावर्तैरगस्त्यैश्च सशालैर्देवदारुभिः
tulasī devagaṃdhārī bṛhatpatrī kuśāṃkuraiḥ | nadyāvartairagastyaiśca saśālairdevadārubhiḥ
Il rendit un culte avec la tulasī, la devagandhārī, des plantes aux larges feuilles et de tendres pousses de kuśa; avec des fleurs de nadyāvarta et des fleurs d’agastya; et aussi avec des feuilles de śāla et des rameaux de devadāru.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A calm, orderly pūjā: tulasī sprigs, kuśa shoots, nadyāvarta and agastya blossoms, śāla leaves and devadāru sprigs laid in symmetrical patterns around a Śiva-liṅga.
FAQs
Piety includes reverent use of sacred plants and ritual grasses, transforming natural offerings into disciplined worship.
Kāśī, where even simple leaves, grasses, and herbs offered with devotion are treated as powerful worship of Śiva.
Use of kuśa sprouts and sacred botanical offerings as part of Śiva’s upacāras.