Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89
कांचनारैः कुरबकैर्दूर्वांकुर कुरंटकैः । प्रत्येकमेभिः कुसुमैः पल्लवैरपरैरपि
kāṃcanāraiḥ kurabakairdūrvāṃkura kuraṃṭakaiḥ | pratyekamebhiḥ kusumaiḥ pallavairaparairapi
カーンチャナーラとクラバカの花、ドゥールヴァの若芽とクラṇタカの花――まことに、これら一つ一つの花と、さらに多くの花々と若葉をもって、彼は礼拝を成し遂げた。
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Heaps of kāñcanāra and kurabaka flowers mixed with bright green dūrvā sprouts and kuraṇṭaka blossoms; the devotee offers them one by one, creating a layered carpet of color before the liṅga.
FAQs
Steady devotion is shown through repeated, varied offerings—bhakti expressed as perseverance and attention to sacred detail.
Kāśī, the quintessential Śiva-field where continuous worship with flowers and pallavas is praised.
Repeated offering of specific flowers and dūrvā sprouts, along with other pallavas, in Śiva-pūjā.