Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 84
पूगीफलं च वैडूर्यं खदिरं रूप्यमेव च । मन्त्रेणानेन विप्राय तथैव च समर्पयेत्
pūgīphalaṃ ca vaiḍūryaṃ khadiraṃ rūpyameva ca | mantreṇānena viprāya tathaiva ca samarpayet
ഈ മന്ത്രത്തോടുകൂടി ബ്രാഹ്മണന് പൂഗീഫലം (സുപാരി), വൈഡൂര്യമണി, ഖദിരം, കൂടാതെ വെള്ളിയും സമർപ്പിക്കണം।
Skanda (deduced for Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya instruction to a king)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (rājan)
Scene: Offerings arranged on a ritual tray: areca nuts, a gleaming cat’s-eye gem, khadira pieces, and silver coins; the brāhmaṇa extends his hand as the patron recites a mantra.
FAQs
Dāna becomes spiritually potent when it is complete—supported by mantra and proper ritual materials.
The emphasis here is on the rite within Tīrthamāhātmya; no single tirtha-name appears in this verse.
Offer areca-nut, cat’s-eye gem, khadira, and silver to a brāhmaṇa while reciting the prescribed mantra.