Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
पुष्पैर्धूपैस्तथा गन्धैर्वस्त्रैः संपूज्य भक्तितः । गणानां त्वेति मन्त्रेण अर्घ्यं चास्मै निवेदयेत्
puṣpairdhūpaistathā gandhairvastraiḥ saṃpūjya bhaktitaḥ | gaṇānāṃ tveti mantreṇa arghyaṃ cāsmai nivedayet
Avec dévotion, qu’on vénère pleinement le Seigneur avec fleurs, encens, parfums et vêtements ; et, par le mantra commençant par « gaṇānāṃ tv… », qu’on lui présente aussi l’arghya, l’offrande d’eau respectueuse.
Sūta (deduced from Purāṇic māhātmya narration style within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kapardin-Śiva at Prabhāsa
Type: temple
Listener: Devī
Scene: Inside or before a coastal Śiva shrine, the devotee performs full worship: offering flowers, incense smoke curling upward, fragrant paste, and a folded garment; then pours arghya from a vessel while chanting a gaṇa-invoking mantra.
FAQs
Devotion becomes complete when expressed through proper offerings and mantra-guided reverence.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Śaiva worship is prescribed as especially meritorious.
Perform pūjā with flowers, incense, scents, and cloth; then offer arghya while reciting the “gaṇānāṃ tv…” mantra.