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
Это мантра фимиама шаллаки. Затем следует поднести найведью, приготовленную из паясы и подобных яств, с этой мантрой: «Эта найведья подобна амрите, она умножает жизненную силу всех существ. Я даровал её в полном сосуде — прими и будь милостив ко мне».
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.