Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 56
इति त्रिवारमुच्चार्य दद्यादर्घ्यं समाहितः । गन्धपुष्पाक्षतान्सम्यग्धूपदीपान्प्रकल्पयेत्
iti trivāramuccārya dadyādarghyaṃ samāhitaḥ | gandhapuṣpākṣatānsamyagdhūpadīpānprakalpayet
ഇങ്ങനെ മൂന്നു പ്രാവശ്യം ഉച്ചരിച്ച്, ഏകാഗ്രചിത്തനായി അർഘ്യം അർപ്പിക്കണം; തുടർന്ന് ഗന്ധം, പുഷ്പം, അക്ഷതം, ധൂപം, ദീപം എന്നിവ യഥാവിധി ഒരുക്കണം।
Narratorial/Instructional voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: A worshipper, calm and concentrated, repeats the mantra thrice and offers arghya; then lays out sandal paste, flowers, akṣata, incense, and lamps in orderly rows before the deity.
FAQs
Worship thrives on steadiness and order—repetition for focus, then careful offerings as sacred hospitality.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the content is procedural for worship.
Recite the arghya-mantra three times, offer arghya, then present gandha, flowers, akṣata, incense, and lamps.