Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45
कस्तूरिकाया द्वौ भागौ द्वौ भागौ कुंकुमस्य च । चंदनस्य त्रयो भागाः शशिनस्त्वेक एव हि
kastūrikāyā dvau bhāgau dvau bhāgau kuṃkumasya ca | caṃdanasya trayo bhāgāḥ śaśinastveka eva hi
കസ്തൂരി രണ്ടു ഭാഗം, കുങ്കുമപ്പൂവ് രണ്ടു ഭാഗം, ചന്ദനം മൂന്നു ഭാഗം, കർപ്പൂരം ഒരു ഭാഗം - ഇതാണ് യക്ഷകർദ്ദമം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള അളവ്.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Disciple addressed earlier as 'bāla' (context)
Scene: A ritualist measures ingredients on a small balance: musk, saffron, sandalwood, and a fourth ingredient labeled śaśin; grinding stone (śilā) and pestle (muṣala) beside a copper bowl; the paste becomes smooth and fragrant.
FAQs
Dharma includes carefulness and order—devotion is expressed through precise preparation for worship.
The recipe is transmitted within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered vrata instructions.
A measured formula for preparing an anointing paste using musk, saffron, sandalwood, and śaśin.