Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
ये भूतानामधीत्येवं ततः प्रोच्य प्रपूजयेत् । धूरसीति च मंत्रेण धूपं दद्यात्समाहितः
ye bhūtānāmadhītyevaṃ tataḥ procya prapūjayet | dhūrasīti ca maṃtreṇa dhūpaṃ dadyātsamāhitaḥ
ये भूतानां मन्त्रान् एवं अधीत्य ततः प्रोच्य सम्यक् प्रपूजयेत्। समाहितः ‘धूरसि’ इति मन्त्रेण धूपं दद्यात्॥
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: A yajamāna in a tīrtha precinct offers curling incense smoke before a deity/earth-form altar, hands steady, ritual vessels arranged; a priestly recitation atmosphere implied.
FAQs
Focused mind (samādhāna) and mantra-guided offerings transform ritual into conscious worship.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse details a standard worship step used in tīrtha-related rites.
Offer dhūpa (incense) while reciting the mantra ‘Dhūr asi’, after recitations related to the bhūtas/elements.