Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
वरं दत्त्वाऽभिजानासि कामं चैव वनस्पते । सिद्धिं प्रयच्छ मे नित्यं दन्तकाष्ठ नमोऽस्तु ते
varaṃ dattvā'bhijānāsi kāmaṃ caiva vanaspate | siddhiṃ prayaccha me nityaṃ dantakāṣṭha namo'stu te
ഹേ വനസ്പതേ! നീ വരദാതാവും ആഗ്രഹപൂർത്തികർത്താവുമാണ്. എനിക്ക് നിത്യസിദ്ധി പ്രസാദിക്കേണമേ; ഹേ ദന്തകാഷ്ഠമേ, നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം.
Skanda (deduced; mantra text taught within the māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A twig becomes a sacred presence: the devotee offers namaskāra to the tooth-stick as if to a small forest-deity; a subtle divine aura surrounds the vanaspati.
FAQs
Even simple necessities are approached with reverence; nature is honored as a divine giver when used in dharmic practice.
Prabhāsakṣetra, in whose māhātmya this daily-rite mantra is transmitted.
A specific mantra addressed to Vanaspati/Dantakāṣṭha seeking siddhi and offering salutations before use.