Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68
ओंतवातिप्रिय वृक्षाणां रसोऽयं तिग्मदीधिते । स तवैवोचितः स्वामिन्गृहाण कृपया मम
oṃtavātipriya vṛkṣāṇāṃ raso'yaṃ tigmadīdhite | sa tavaivocitaḥ svāmingṛhāṇa kṛpayā mama
ॐ। हे तीक्ष्णकिरणधारी प्रभो! तुझ्या अतिप्रिय वृक्षांपासून मिळालेला हा रस आहे; तो खरोखर तुझ्याच योग्य आहे. हे स्वामी, कृपया माझ्याकडून अर्पित हा रस स्वीकार।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A devotee presents a small bowl of amber-colored resin/essence from sacred trees; Sūrya, sharp-rayed, receives it with calm grace; the offering glows as if catching sunlight.
FAQs
Offer what is ‘appropriate’ to the deity—devotion includes discernment and reverence for the deity’s preferred substances.
No tīrtha is mentioned; it concerns the substance-offering within Sūrya-pūjā.
Offer a plant-derived essence/juice/resin regarded as dear to Sūrya, with a mantra requesting gracious acceptance.