Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
भक्त्या तु पुरुषैः पूजा कृता दूर्वांकुरैरपि । भानुर्ददाति हि फलं सर्वयज्ञैः सुदुर्लभम्
bhaktyā tu puruṣaiḥ pūjā kṛtā dūrvāṃkurairapi | bhānurdadāti hi phalaṃ sarvayajñaiḥ sudurlabham
Même si les hommes accomplissent le culte avec dévotion en n’offrant que de jeunes pousses d’herbe dūrvā, Bhānu accorde un fruit qu’il est extrêmement difficile d’obtenir même par tous les sacrifices.
Skanda (deduced, emphasizing simplicity of offerings in Sūrya worship)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Bhānu-pūjā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A humble devotee offers fresh dūrvā sprouts at sunrise to Bhānu; the sun’s rays descend like blessings, visually outweighing grand sacrificial paraphernalia shown faintly in the background.
FAQs
Sincere devotion sanctifies even the simplest offering; the deity responds to bhakti more than material grandeur.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Bhānu/Bhāskara worship tradition within the Māhātmya.
Offer dūrvā sprouts with devotion in Sūrya pūjā; the emphasis is on bhakti rather than expensive rites.