Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 98
भूतेभ्यस्तु बलिं दद्यादृत्विग्भिः सह देशिकः । ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य तुलामित्यभिमन्त्रयेत्
bhūtebhyastu baliṃ dadyādṛtvigbhiḥ saha deśikaḥ | tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya tulāmityabhimantrayet
Kemudian guru pemimpin upacara, bersama para ṛtvij, hendaklah mempersembahkan bali kepada para bhūta. Setelah melakukan pradakṣiṇā, hendaklah ia menguduskan neraca timbang dengan melafazkan mantra yang bermula ‘Wahai Tulā…’.
Skanda (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa, Revā Khaṇḍa instructional passage)
Tirtha: Tulāpuruṣa-vedī within the deity’s ālaya (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: The ācārya and ṛtviks place bali offerings at the periphery for bhūtas; then they circumambulate the ritual setup and touch/garland the weighing-balance while chanting the ‘Tulā…’ mantra.
FAQs
A rite is made harmonious by honoring all orders of beings and by sanctifying instruments through mantra and circumambulation.
The Revā (Narmadā) sacred sphere is the textual setting, where dāna and vrata are taught as sources of tīrtha-merit.
Offering bali to bhūtas, performing pradakṣiṇā, and mantra-consecrating the weighing scale (tulā) before the main dāna.