Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
सप्तधा द्रव्यशुद्धिस्तु सोत्तमा मध्यमाऽधमा
saptadhā dravyaśuddhistu sottamā madhyamā'dhamā
द्रव्यशुद्धीही सात प्रकारची असते—उत्तम, मध्यम आणि अधम अशा भेदांसह.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A teaching tableau: three labeled trays—uttama, madhyama, adhama—each containing ritual items (ghee, grains, vessels) of differing purity; the priest explains the sevenfold dravya-śuddhi framework to a pilgrim patron.
FAQs
The merit of rites depends on the ethical and ritual quality of the resources used.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in whose māhātmya standards for pure offerings are detailed.
Evaluate the purity of substances used in rites through a graded classification (superior/middling/inferior), further detailed in the following verses.