Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या गंधपुष्पानुलेपनैः । हेमं दत्त्वा द्विजातिभ्यः स गच्छेत्परमं पदम्
yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā gaṃdhapuṣpānulepanaiḥ | hemaṃ dattvā dvijātibhyaḥ sa gacchetparamaṃ padam
जो भक्तीने गंध, पुष्प व अनुलेपनांनी त्याची पूजा करतो आणि द्विजांना सुवर्ण दान देतो, तो परम पदास प्राप्त होतो।
Narrator (contextual; māhātmya phala-śruti style)
Tirtha: Kalakaleśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied audience of pilgrims/seekers; verse addresses the general ‘whoever’ (yaḥ).
Scene: A devotee offers sandal paste, flowers, and perfume to the liṅga; nearby, the devotee respectfully gives a gold coin/ornament to a dvija. Above, a luminous ‘paramaṃ padam’ is suggested as a radiant, formless light or a Śiva-abode.
FAQs
Bhakti joined with reverent worship and charitable giving becomes a complete dharmic path leading to the highest good.
Kalakaleśvara-liṅga in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Pūjā with gandha-puṣpa-anulepana and dāna of gold (hema) to dvijātis.