Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44
ताभिः परिवृता सार्धं ब्रह्माणी कमलालया । काश्चिन्मोदकमादाय काश्चित्पूपं वरानने
tābhiḥ parivṛtā sārdhaṃ brahmāṇī kamalālayā | kāścinmodakamādāya kāścitpūpaṃ varānane
അവരാൽ ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ട ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ പത്നിയായ ബ്രഹ്മാണി—കമലാലയ ദേവി—അവരോടൊപ്പം പുറപ്പെട്ടു. ഹേ സുമുഖീ, ചിലർ മോദകവും ചിലർ പൂപ്പും (പലഹാരം) കൊണ്ടുവന്നു.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: varānane (addressed ‘O fair-faced one’ within the narration)
Scene: Brahmāṇī (lotus-associated goddess) walks amid a circle of devīs; attendants carry trays of modakas and pūpas, their faces bright; the procession moves toward a sacred audience with Brahmā.
FAQs
Devotional service is expressed through auspicious offerings—simple foods become sacred when carried with reverence in a tīrtha context.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), presented in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.
Preparation and carrying of naivedya-like food items (modaka, pūpa) as offerings; the verse implies devotional presentation rather than stating a formal vow.