Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
तस्मिन्भवांतरे शंभोराराधनपरेण च । ततो निरूपिता जाता बकपुष्पपुरस्सराः
tasminbhavāṃtare śaṃbhorārādhanapareṇa ca | tato nirūpitā jātā bakapuṣpapurassarāḥ
उस पूर्व भव में, शम्भु की आराधना में तत्पर मुझसे, तब बक-फूलों को अग्रणी करके पूजोपचारों की विधिवत् व्यवस्था की गई।
Unspecified narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Scene: Temple attendants arrange baskets of bakā-flowers at dawn; the king-devotee supervises as priests prepare the liṅga for worship—garlands, lamps, and water vessels laid out in order.
FAQs
Single-minded worship (ārādhana) of Śiva, even through simple offerings like flowers, is emphasized as transformative.
No specific location is mentioned in this verse; the focus is on Śiva-devotion and offerings.
Offering flowers in the worship of Śambhu (Śiva), with bakā-flowers highlighted as prominent.