Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
गुग्गुलोत्थं ततो धूपं नैवेद्यं घारिकात्मकम् । जातीफलेन चार्घ्यं च तदेव प्राशनं स्मृतम्
guggulotthaṃ tato dhūpaṃ naivedyaṃ ghārikātmakam | jātīphalena cārghyaṃ ca tadeva prāśanaṃ smṛtam
Ensuite, qu’on offre un encens tiré du guggulu; que le naivedya soit des préparations de ghārikā; et que l’arghya soit fait avec la noix muscade. Cette même offrande est enseignée comme devant être consommée en tant que prasāda.
Skanda (deduced: Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya instructional passage)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close-up of a pūjā arrangement: a smoking guggulu incense burner, a plate of ghārikā sweets, and a small arghya vessel with nutmeg; priest/devotee hands offering toward a Śiva-Devī icon.
FAQs
Purity and devotion are expressed through carefully chosen offerings, culminating in receiving the deity’s grace as prasāda.
The ritual belongs to a Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha-māhātmya setting; this verse itself does not specify the tīrtha name.
Offer guggulu incense, give ghārikā as naivedya, prepare arghya with nutmeg, and then partake of the consecrated offering.