Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49
शंखे तोयं समादाय रक्तचन्दनमिश्रितम् । सफलं च ततः कृत्वा अर्घ्यं दद्यात्ततः परम्
śaṃkhe toyaṃ samādāya raktacandanamiśritam | saphalaṃ ca tataḥ kṛtvā arghyaṃ dadyāttataḥ param
Ambillah air di dalam cangkerang sankha dan campurkan dengan cendana merah. Kemudian letakkan buah bersamanya, lalu persembahkan arghya, iaitu persembahan air penghormatan.
Deductive (Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration; likely Skanda instructing a listener)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim at a tīrtha-bank holds a white conch filled with water tinted by red sandal; fruit is placed nearby; the devotee extends the conch forward to offer arghya in a calm, dawn-lit setting.
FAQs
Arghya is a gesture of honor and gratitude—offering back to the cosmic giver (the Sun) what sustains life.
The verse occurs in a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter but does not identify the tīrtha in this line.
Prepare arghya in a conch with water mixed with red sandalwood and accompanied by fruit, then offer it.