Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44
स दध्नामधुनाज्येन नीरार्द्राक्षतदूर्व या । तिलैः कुशैः प्रसूनैस्तमष्टांगार्घ्यैरपूजयत्
sa dadhnāmadhunājyena nīrārdrākṣatadūrva yā | tilaiḥ kuśaiḥ prasūnaistamaṣṭāṃgārghyairapūjayat
તેણે દહીં, મધ, ઘી, જળ, જળથી ભીંજવેલા અક્ષત અને દુર્વા, તેમજ તલ, કુશ અને પુષ્પ—આ અષ્ટાંગ અર્ઘ્યોથી તેમની ભક્તિપૂર્વક પૂજા કરી.
Skanda (narrating to Agastya, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritual tray with curd, honey, ghee, water, moist rice grains, dūrvā, sesame, kuśa, and flowers; the host offers aṣṭāṅga-arghya to the seated sage with focused devotion.
FAQs
Reverence becomes complete when expressed through proper ritual hospitality offered with devotion.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred landscape; this verse illustrates the dharmic culture practiced in that holy realm.
Aṣṭāṅga-arghya (eightfold arghya) using items such as dadhi, madhu, ājya, water, akṣata, dūrvā, tila, kuśa, and flowers (as listed in the verse).