Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8
रक्तचंदनं प्रसाध्याथ प्रसिद्धं स्वकुलं तथा । कुंकुमारक्तपादैस्तैर्गंधपुष्पादिचर्चितैः
raktacaṃdanaṃ prasādhyātha prasiddhaṃ svakulaṃ tathā | kuṃkumāraktapādaistairgaṃdhapuṣpādicarcitaiḥ
បន្ទាប់មក ដោយលាបចន្ទន៍ក្រហម ពួកគេក៏ធ្វើឲ្យវង្សត្រកូលរបស់ខ្លួនល្បីល្បាញ—ដោយស្នាមជើងពណ៌ក្រហមដែលលាយពណ៌កុಂಕុមា តុបតែងដោយក្លិនក្រអូប ផ្កា និងអ្វីៗផ្សេងទៀត។
Brahmā (continuing narrative context)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Priests and devotees anoint red sandal paste and vermilion onto footprint-marks on a document or plaque; garlands and flowers surround it; incense smoke curls upward; the community looks on with pride and devotion.
FAQs
Devotional acts—fragrance, flowers, sacred anointing—are portrayed as consecrating communal identity when aligned with dharma.
None is named; the verse describes ritual embellishment rather than pilgrimage praise.
Anointing with red sandalwood and kumkuma, and adorning with fragrance and flowers.