Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
विचित्रैः सूक्ष्मवस्त्रैश्च देवः सम्पूज्य वेष्टितः । स्रग्दामलम्बमानैश्च बहुदीपसमुज्ज्वलैः
vicitraiḥ sūkṣmavastraiśca devaḥ sampūjya veṣṭitaḥ | sragdāmalambamānaiśca bahudīpasamujjvalaiḥ
विचित्रैः सूक्ष्मवस्त्रैश्च देवः सम्पूज्य वेष्टितः । स्रग्दामलम्बमानैश्च बहुदीपसमुज्ज्वलैः ॥
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: Inside a sanctum: the deity newly dressed in delicate patterned cloth, garlands draped down the torso, and rows of oil lamps casting a golden halo across pillars and devotees’ faces.
FAQs
Beauty offered to the Divine—clothing, garlands, and light—becomes a form of reverence that purifies the heart.
Revā-khaṇḍa’s Śaiva sacred setting where such worship is extolled.
Adorn the deity with fine garments and garlands and illuminate the shrine with many lamps (dīpas).
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