Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28
स्नात्वा चैव शुचिर्भूत्वा तिलामलकमिश्रितैः । वासोभिः सुमनोभिश्च दुकूलैः सुमनोहरैः
snātvā caiva śucirbhūtvā tilāmalakamiśritaiḥ | vāsobhiḥ sumanobhiśca dukūlaiḥ sumanoharaiḥ
Setelah mandi dan menjadi suci, (hendaklah bersembahyang) dengan ramuan yang dicampur bijan dan āmalaka; serta dengan pakaian dan persembahan yang menyenangkan—kain dukūla yang halus lagi indah, dan bunga-bunga yang harum memikat.
Unspecified narrator within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa (deductively a Purāṇic teacher addressing a King)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājā (King)
Scene: A devotee after bathing, hair still damp, approaches the Devī shrine with trays: sesame-āmalaka mixture, folded fine cloth (dukūla), and heaps of fresh flowers; the setting is a forest-kshetra with a small sanctum.
FAQs
Outer purity (snāna, clean attire) supports inner devotion; worship is to be performed with care and beauty.
Dharmāraṇya’s sacred milieu underlies the instruction; the verse itself is primarily procedural.
Bathe, maintain purity, and offer garments, flowers, and fine cloth; use sesame–āmalaka mixtures as part of the worship materials.