Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 175
केन वा कर्मणा देव केन मन्त्रेण वा पुनः । स्नानेन केन देवेश केन धूपेन तुष्यसि
kena vā karmaṇā deva kena mantreṇa vā punaḥ | snānena kena deveśa kena dhūpena tuṣyasi
“Atau dengan perbuatan apakah, wahai Dewa, dan lagi dengan mantra yang mana? Dengan mandi yang bagaimana, wahai Tuhan para dewa, dan dengan dupa yang mana Engkau berkenan?”
Umā/Śivā (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Umā continues her structured inquiry: which acts, which mantras, which sacred baths, and which incense offerings delight Śiva. Visual emphasis on ritual objects—water vessel, incense smoke curling upward—within the Kailāsa court.
FAQs
Devotion is expressed through purposeful action and sacred sound, supported by purity (snāna) and offerings (dhūpa).
Not named in the verse; the section context remains Vastrāpathakṣetra in Prabhāsa.
It references worship components—karma (rites), mantra, snāna (ablution), and dhūpa (incense)—as avenues of pleasing Śiva.