Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
दिव्यैर्माल्यैः सुगन्धैश्च गन्धधूपैस्तथाऽक्षतैः । संपूज्य हृष्टमनसः साधुसाध्विति चाब्रुवन्
divyairmālyaiḥ sugandhaiśca gandhadhūpaistathā'kṣataiḥ | saṃpūjya hṛṣṭamanasaḥ sādhusādhviti cābruvan
Dengan kalung bunga surgawi, wewangian, dupa harum, serta akṣata (beras utuh), mereka memuja dengan hati bersukacita, seraya berseru, “Sādhu! Sādhu!”
Narrator within the Dvārakā Māhātmya (deduced)
Scene: Sages perform a full worship: fragrant garlands drape the honored figure; incense smoke curls upward; akṣata is offered; faces glow with joy as they proclaim ‘sādhu, sādhu’.
FAQs
Joyful, reverent worship of sacred presences (deity/river) is praised as a wholesome expression of dharma.
The Gomatī tīrtha context within Dvārakā Māhātmya, where the river is honored with formal offerings.
Pūjā using garlands (mālya), fragrances, incense (dhūpa), and akṣata (unbroken rice/grains).