Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
विषमौ द्विगुणैर्दर्भैः सतिलैर्वामपार्श्वतः । पाणौ तोयं परिक्षिप्य न दर्भांस्तु कथं चन
viṣamau dviguṇairdarbhaiḥ satilairvāmapārśvataḥ | pāṇau toyaṃ parikṣipya na darbhāṃstu kathaṃ cana
डाव्या बाजूस विधीनुसार विषम रचनेने, दुप्पट दर्भ व तीळ सहित (विन्यास) करावा; हातावर जल शिंपडून दर्भांबाबत कधीही चूक करू नये।
Skanda (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: A focused depiction of hands and offerings: doubled darbha blades laid on the left side with sesame seeds; the priest sprinkles water over the palm; a cautionary gesture indicates ‘do not mishandle’ the darbha.
FAQs
Carefulness and purity in small ritual details are presented as forms of respect toward the Pitṛs.
The surrounding chapter is a Tīrthamāhātmya; this verse is procedural and does not name a particular site.
Use doubled darbha with sesame on the left side; sprinkle water on the hand; do not mishandle the darbha.