Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 176
पुष्पेण केन मे नाथ केन पत्रेण शंकर । कया संतुष्यसे स्तुत्या साहसेन च केन वै
puṣpeṇa kena me nātha kena patreṇa śaṃkara | kayā saṃtuṣyase stutyā sāhasena ca kena vai
“Dengan bunga apakah, wahai Tuhanku, dan dengan daun apakah, wahai Śaṅkara? Dengan pujian yang manakah Engkau berkenan, dan dengan perbuatan berani yang manakah sesungguhnya?”
Umā/Śivā (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Umā asks which flower and which leaf please Śiva, and which hymn and bold act. Visual focus on a tray of flowers and leaves (bilva suggested), with Umā’s devotional earnestness and Śiva’s tranquil receptivity.
FAQs
Bhakti becomes complete when inner reverence is matched with fitting offerings and heartfelt praise.
No site is named here; the dialogue supports the larger Prabhāsa-region Māhātmya of Vastrāpathakṣetra.
It asks about proper pūjā items—flowers, leaves, and stuti—without specifying which ones in this verse.