Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
पुष्पैर्धूपैस्तथा गन्धैर्वस्त्रैः संपूज्य भक्तितः । गणानां त्वेति मन्त्रेण अर्घ्यं चास्मै निवेदयेत्
puṣpairdhūpaistathā gandhairvastraiḥ saṃpūjya bhaktitaḥ | gaṇānāṃ tveti mantreṇa arghyaṃ cāsmai nivedayet
Dengan bhakti, hendaklah dipuja Tuhan itu dengan sempurna menggunakan bunga, dupa, wewangian, dan pakaian; dan dengan mantra yang bermula “gaṇānāṃ tv…”, hendaklah dipersembahkan pula arghya kepada-Nya.
Sūta (deduced from Purāṇic māhātmya narration style within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kapardin-Śiva at Prabhāsa
Type: temple
Listener: Devī
Scene: Inside or before a coastal Śiva shrine, the devotee performs full worship: offering flowers, incense smoke curling upward, fragrant paste, and a folded garment; then pours arghya from a vessel while chanting a gaṇa-invoking mantra.
FAQs
Devotion becomes complete when expressed through proper offerings and mantra-guided reverence.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Śaiva worship is prescribed as especially meritorious.
Perform pūjā with flowers, incense, scents, and cloth; then offer arghya while reciting the “gaṇānāṃ tv…” mantra.