Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
या स्त्री पुष्पफलान्येव तीर्थे चास्मिन्विसर्जयेत् । सा स्यात्पुत्रवती धन्या सौभाग्यं च प्रपद्यते
yā strī puṣpaphalānyeva tīrthe cāsminvisarjayet | sā syātputravatī dhanyā saubhāgyaṃ ca prapadyate
या स्त्री अस्मिन् तीर्थे पुष्पफलानि श्रद्धया विसृजति, सा पुत्रवती धन्या भवति, सौभाग्यं च लोके प्राप्नोति।
Pulastya (deduced from immediate narrative context continuing into Adhyāya 6:1)
Type: tirtha
Scene: A devout woman at a forested mountain tīrtha gently releases flowers and fruits into clear water, with priests and other pilgrims nearby; the atmosphere is auspicious and domestic-blessing oriented.
FAQs
Simple, sincere offerings at a holy place are portrayed as powerful acts of devotion that bring auspicious life-results.
“This tīrtha” in Arbuda Khaṇḍa; the verse promises specific blessings tied to offerings made there.
Offering/releasing flowers and fruits at the tīrtha as a devotional act.