Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74
मय तीर्थं समासाद्य कृत्वा च करयोः कुशान् । फलमेकं गृहीत्वा तु मन्त्रेणार्घ्यं प्रदापयेत्
maya tīrthaṃ samāsādya kṛtvā ca karayoḥ kuśān | phalamekaṃ gṛhītvā tu mantreṇārghyaṃ pradāpayet
मयतीर्थ में पहुँचकर, दोनों हाथों में कुश धारण करके, एक फल लेकर, मंत्रपूर्वक अर्घ्य अर्पित करे।
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Tirtha: Mayatīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame, implied)
Scene: Close-up ritual moment: hands with kuśa grass, a single fruit in the palm, water poured as arghya toward the tīrtha or deity-direction; the scene emphasizes purity and mantra concentration.
FAQs
Sacred places are approached through simple, rule-bound acts of honor—purity, mantra, and humble offerings.
Mayatīrtha (connected with Mayasya-saras) in the Dvārakā region.
Approach the tīrtha, hold kuśa in both hands, take one fruit, and offer arghya with mantra.