Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 83
यस्यास्तु कुमुदे दत्ते तया राज्ञ्यै निवेदितम् । तद्दृष्ट्वा पद्मयुगलं तां दासीं साब्रवीत्तदा
yasyāstu kumude datte tayā rājñyai niveditam | taddṛṣṭvā padmayugalaṃ tāṃ dāsīṃ sābravīttadā
അവൾ കുമുദദ്വയം അർപ്പിച്ചപ്പോൾ അത് റാണിക്കു സമർപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. ആ രണ്ട് പദ്മങ്ങൾ കണ്ട റാണി അപ്പോൾ ദാസിയോട് പറഞ്ഞു.
Unspecified (narrative voice; queen speaks next)
Scene: A maid presents a pair of pale lotuses to the queen; the queen’s gaze fixes on the flowers with surprise and curiosity, preparing to question the maid about their origin.
FAQs
Sacred offerings, even simple flowers, become significant when they move through a chain of devotion and reverent presentation.
No tīrtha is directly named in this verse; it is part of a Revā Khaṇḍa episode involving devotional offerings.
The act of offering/presenting flowers (padma/kumuda) to a revered recipient (here, the queen).