Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
कौसुंभकैः कज्जलेन तांबूलेन च तोषयेत् । भक्ष्यैर्भोज्यैमोदकैश्च इक्षुभिर्मधुसर्पिभिः
kausuṃbhakaiḥ kajjalena tāṃbūlena ca toṣayet | bhakṣyairbhojyaimodakaiśca ikṣubhirmadhusarpibhiḥ
Hendaklah menyenangkan (Tuhan) dengan persembahan berwarna kausumbha (merah jingga), dengan kajjala (celak) dan tāmbūla (sirih); serta dengan makanan kunyahan dan hidangan—modaka, tebu, madu dan ghee.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Before the deity, trays hold safflower-colored cloth or offerings, a small collyrium container, betel leaves with areca nut, and plates of modakas, sugarcane, honey, and ghee arranged in ritual symmetry.
FAQs
Loving devotion is shown by offering what is auspicious and pleasing—food, fragrance, and respectful service to the deity.
Dvārakā, where worship of Keśava is detailed as a source of sacred merit (puṇya).
Offering tāmbūla and naivedya items—modakas, sugarcane, honey, and ghee—along with auspicious adornments like kajjala.