Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 128
धूपदीपनैवेद्याद्यं संकल्प्य च यथाविधि । अर्घेणानेन देवेशं मन्त्रेणानेन शङ्करम्
dhūpadīpanaivedyādyaṃ saṃkalpya ca yathāvidhi | argheṇānena deveśaṃ mantreṇānena śaṅkaram
വിധിപൂർവം സംकल्पിച്ച് ധൂപം, ദീപം, നൈവേദ്യം മുതലായവ ഒരുക്കി. തുടർന്ന് ഈ അർഘ്യത്തോടെ ദേവേശനെയും, ഈ മന്ത്രത്തോടെ ശങ്കരനെയും പൂജിച്ചു.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Āvantya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The devotee completes saṅkalpa, sets incense, lamps, and food offerings before the liṅga, then lifts an arghya vessel and recites a mantra while offering it to Śaṅkara.
FAQs
True worship unites inner intention (saṃkalpa) with outer offerings, sanctified by mantra.
The Śiva worship setting within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā pilgrimage landscape.
Perform saṃkalpa, offer dhūpa-dīpa-naivedya, and present arghya to Śiva accompanied by a specific mantra.