घृतगुग्गुलधूपैश्च कृष्णागुरुसुगंधिभिः । भूषणै हैमरत्नाद्यैश्चित्राभिः स्रग्भिरेव च
ghṛtagugguladhūpaiśca kṛṣṇāgurusugaṃdhibhiḥ | bhūṣaṇai haimaratnādyaiścitrābhiḥ sragbhireva ca
Dengan dupa daripada ghee dan guggulu yang harum dengan kayu gaharu hitam (kṛṣṇāguru); dengan perhiasan emas, permata dan seumpamanya; serta dengan kalungan bunga yang indah beraneka—(persembahan dipanjatkan).
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Somānātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A richly adorned Śiva-liṅga: thick curls of fragrant smoke from ghee-guggulu incense; attendants hold black aguru; gold and gem ornaments glint; bright garlands drape the sanctum.
Beauty and fragrance, when offered with reverence, become sacred modes of honoring the deity.
The verse belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra worship description in the Skanda Purāṇa.
Offer dhūpa (incense) made with ghee and guggulu, use kṛṣṇāguru fragrance, and present ornaments and garlands in pūjā.