Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89
कांचनारैः कुरबकैर्दूर्वांकुर कुरंटकैः । प्रत्येकमेभिः कुसुमैः पल्लवैरपरैरपि
kāṃcanāraiḥ kurabakairdūrvāṃkura kuraṃṭakaiḥ | pratyekamebhiḥ kusumaiḥ pallavairaparairapi
അവൻ കാഞ്ചനാരയും കുരബകവും പുഷ്പങ്ങൾ, ദൂർവാ അങ്കുരങ്ങൾ, കുറണ്ടക പുഷ്പങ്ങൾ—ഇവയിൽ ഓരോന്നാലും, കൂടാതെ മറ്റു പല പല്ലവങ്ങളോടും കൂടി—പൂജ നടത്തി।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Heaps of kāñcanāra and kurabaka flowers mixed with bright green dūrvā sprouts and kuraṇṭaka blossoms; the devotee offers them one by one, creating a layered carpet of color before the liṅga.
FAQs
Steady devotion is shown through repeated, varied offerings—bhakti expressed as perseverance and attention to sacred detail.
Kāśī, the quintessential Śiva-field where continuous worship with flowers and pallavas is praised.
Repeated offering of specific flowers and dūrvā sprouts, along with other pallavas, in Śiva-pūjā.