Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
धूपैर्बहुविधैर्देवं धूपयित्वा यथाविधि । वस्त्रैः संवेष्टयेत्पश्चाद्दद्यान्नैवेद्यमुत्तमम्
dhūpairbahuvidhairdevaṃ dhūpayitvā yathāvidhi | vastraiḥ saṃveṣṭayetpaścāddadyānnaivedyamuttamam
വിധിപൂർവ്വം പലവിധ ധൂപങ്ങളാൽ ദേവനെ ധൂപിച്ച്, തുടർന്ന് വസ്ത്രങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കരിച്ച്, അത്യുത്തമ നൈവേദ്യം സമർപ്പിക്കണം.
Sūta (deduced from section context)
Tirtha: Somnātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Incense smoke curls in layered spirals before the Somnātha liṅga; attendants hold trays of varied dhūpa; a fresh cloth is ceremonially offered/draped; a silver plate of naivedya—fruits, sweets, cooked rice—rests before the deity as lamps flicker.
FAQs
Orderly, respectful worship—honoring the deity with fragrance, dignity (clothing), and nourishment—cultivates reverence and merit.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where such complete upacāra-pūjā is taught as especially fruitful.
Offer various incenses, drape the deity with cloth, and give excellent naivedya.