Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
तेजोऽसिशुक्रमित्याज्यं दधिक्राव्णेन वै दधि । क्षीरमाज्याय मन्त्रेण व्यञ्जनानि च यानि तु
tejo'siśukramityājyaṃ dadhikrāvṇena vai dadhi | kṣīramājyāya mantreṇa vyañjanāni ca yāni tu
Bagi ghee, bacalah mantra “tejo ’si śukram”; bagi dadhi (susu masam), bacalah “dadhikrāvaṇa”; bagi susu, bacalah mantra “ājya”—demikian juga bagi segala lauk iringan (vyañjana) yang lain.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Devikā-māhātmya context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A śrāddha setting near the Prabhāsa coast: a brāhmaṇa officiant seated on kuśa grass, vessels of ghee, curd, and milk arranged; the yajamāna recites mantras while attendants prepare side-dishes; distant temple silhouette and sea-horizon.
FAQs
Ritual purity is strengthened by mantra: offerings become spiritually potent when consecrated with appropriate Vedic formulas.
The broader setting is Devikā-taṭa/Bhūdhara in Prabhāsakṣetra, where such offerings are prescribed.
Consecrate ghee, curd, milk, and accompanying foods with their respective mantras (including “tejo ’si śukram” for ghee and “dadhikrāvan(a)” for curd).