Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 85
धान्येन वसुना वापि कमलानि समानय । भानुमत्या वचः श्रुत्वा गता सा शबरं प्रति
dhānyena vasunā vāpi kamalāni samānaya | bhānumatyā vacaḥ śrutvā gatā sā śabaraṃ prati
“Bawalah teratai-teratai itu, sekalipun harus membayar dengan gandum atau harta.” Mendengar titah Bhānumatī, dayang itu pun pergi menemui Śabara.
Rājñī Bhānumatī (named here)
Scene: The queen’s instruction includes paying with grain or wealth; the maid departs from the palace toward a forest-edge dwelling of a Śabara to obtain lotuses/flowers.
FAQs
Resources like grain and wealth are dharmic when used to support offerings and sacred service.
No specific tīrtha is named; the narrative operates within the Revā Khaṇḍa sacred landscape.
Procuring offering-materials (kamala) through legitimate exchange (grain/wealth) for worship.