Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48
साज्येन गुग्गुलेनापि सुगंधेन जनार्द्दनम् । धूपयित्वा नरो याति पदं भूयः सदा शिवम्
sājyena guggulenāpi sugaṃdhena janārddanam | dhūpayitvā naro yāti padaṃ bhūyaḥ sadā śivam
Même avec du guggulu parfumé mêlé de ghee, si un homme offre l’encens à Janārdana, il parvient à la demeure suprême, toujours propice, et ne revient plus jamais.
Unspecified (Dvārakā Māhātmya narrator addressing a king)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: King
Scene: A devotee offers guggulu incense enriched with ghee to Janārdana; the smoke rises like a path toward a luminous, serene supreme abode symbolized above the sanctum.
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Devotional worship, even with simple materials, can lead to liberation and the highest auspicious state.
Dvārakā is the overarching sacred setting in the Dvārakā Māhātmya.
Incense-offering (dhūpa) to Janārdana using fragrant guggulu with ghee.