Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
मंत्रेणानेन राजेंद्र सपुष्पाक्षतचंदनैः । अर्घमेनं प्रगृह्णंतु मया दत्तं द्विजोत्तमाः । पादप्रक्षालनार्थाय प्रकुर्वंतु मम प्रियम्
maṃtreṇānena rājeṃdra sapuṣpākṣatacaṃdanaiḥ | arghamenaṃ pragṛhṇaṃtu mayā dattaṃ dvijottamāḥ | pādaprakṣālanārthāya prakurvaṃtu mama priyam
«Ô roi, par ce mantra, avec des fleurs, l’akṣata (grains intacts) et le santal, que les meilleurs des deux-fois-nés reçoivent cet arghya que j’offre. Et, pour le lavage de leurs pieds, qu’ils accomplissent ce qui m’est agréable.»
Bhartṛyajña
Type: kshetra
Listener: king (rājendra)
Scene: A devotee offers a decorated arghya vessel with flowers, akṣata, and sandal paste; respected brāhmaṇas (dvijottamāḥ) receive it; a small basin indicates foot-washing service.
FAQs
Śrāddha joins mantra with seva (reverent service): honoring worthy recipients with arghya and foot-washing embodies gratitude toward the Pitṛs.
The instruction belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya framework, though it focuses on rite-materials and hospitality.
Offer arghya with flowers, akṣata, and sandal using a mantra, and arrange for pādaprakṣālana (washing the feet) of the invited dvijas.