Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71
शल्लकीधूपमंत्रः । ततः पायसादिनिष्पन्नं नैवेद्यं निवेदयेदनेन मंत्रेण । नैवेद्यममृतं सर्वभूतानां प्राणवर्धनम् । पूर्णपात्रे मया दत्तं प्रतिगृह्ण प्रसीद मे
śallakīdhūpamaṃtraḥ | tataḥ pāyasādiniṣpannaṃ naivedyaṃ nivedayedanena maṃtreṇa | naivedyamamṛtaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ prāṇavardhanam | pūrṇapātre mayā dattaṃ pratigṛhṇa prasīda me
Este é o mantra do incenso de śallakī. Em seguida, deve-se oferecer o naivedya preparado com pāyasa e alimentos semelhantes, com este mantra: “Este naivedya é como néctar, aumentando a força vital de todos os seres. Ofereci-o num vaso cheio—aceita-o e sê gracioso comigo.”
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A full bowl of pāyasa is lifted toward the deity; beside it, śallakī incense smolders. The mantra declares the offering ‘amṛta’ that increases prāṇa for all beings.
FAQs
Offerings are transformed into amṛta through devotion; the worshipper seeks divine pleasure (prasāda) through sincere giving.
No tīrtha is named; the focus is the naivedya upacāra within Sūrya-pūjā.
After incense (including śallakī-dhūpa), offer naivedya such as pāyasa in a full vessel, reciting a mantra that asks the deity to accept and grant grace.