Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
एवं सम्पूज्य विधिवद्दद्यादर्घ्यं विधानतः । भूमिपुत्र महावीर्य स्वेदोद्भव पिनाकिनः
evaṃ sampūjya vidhivaddadyādarghyaṃ vidhānataḥ | bhūmiputra mahāvīrya svedodbhava pinākinaḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം സമ്പൂജിച്ച് ശേഷം വിധാനപ്രകാരം അർഘ്യം അർപ്പിക്കണം—‘ഭൂമിപുത്രാ! മഹാവീര്യാ! പിനാകി (ശിവൻ) യുടെ സ്വേദോദ്ഭവാ!’ എന്ന്।
Deductive: Narrative instruction within Revā Khaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (general)
Type: ghat
Scene: A devotee, having finished petal worship, lifts a conch or arghya-vessel toward a red-hued Kuja icon; Śiva’s presence is suggested by a Pināka emblem; the rite occurs near sacred waters.
FAQs
Ritual worship culminates in humble offering (arghya), acknowledging divine power and its Shaiva source.
The Revā Khaṇḍa setting implies the sanctity of Revā’s region; the verse itself is a ritual step rather than a site eulogy.
After completing the worship, offer arghya with prescribed method while addressing Kuja by epithets.