Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
एतैः सरोरुहैर्देवं पूजयामि महेश्वरम् । ततो मया सभार्येण रुद्रेशः संप्रपूजितः
etaiḥ saroruhairdevaṃ pūjayāmi maheśvaram | tato mayā sabhāryeṇa rudreśaḥ saṃprapūjitaḥ
ഈ താമരപ്പൂക്കളാൽ ഞാൻ ദൈവമായ മഹേശ്വരനെ പൂജിക്കുന്നു. തുടർന്ന് ഭാര്യയോടുകൂടി ഞാൻ രുദ്രേശനെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം സമ്യക് പൂജിച്ചു.
Rājā
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha/Rudreśa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee and his wife stand before a Śiva-liṅga at Prabhāsa, offering fresh lotuses with folded hands; lamps glow in the sanctum; the sea-breeze and temple banners suggest the coastal kṣetra.
FAQs
Simple offerings made with devotion—like lotuses—become powerful acts of worship when directed to Maheśvara in a sacred place.
The Prabhāsa region; the immediate ritual follows the Padmaka Tīrtha context described just before.
Śiva-pūjā using lotuses, performed jointly by husband and wife (sa-bhārya worship).