Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44
स दध्नामधुनाज्येन नीरार्द्राक्षतदूर्व या । तिलैः कुशैः प्रसूनैस्तमष्टांगार्घ्यैरपूजयत्
sa dadhnāmadhunājyena nīrārdrākṣatadūrva yā | tilaiḥ kuśaiḥ prasūnaistamaṣṭāṃgārghyairapūjayat
அவன் தயிர், தேன், நெய், நீர், நீரால் நனைந்த அக்ஷதமும் தூர்வையும், மேலும் எள், குசப்புல், மலர்கள்—இவ்வட்டாங்க அர்க்யங்களால் அவரை முறையாகப் பூஜித்தான்.
Skanda (narrating to Agastya, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritual tray with curd, honey, ghee, water, moist rice grains, dūrvā, sesame, kuśa, and flowers; the host offers aṣṭāṅga-arghya to the seated sage with focused devotion.
FAQs
Reverence becomes complete when expressed through proper ritual hospitality offered with devotion.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred landscape; this verse illustrates the dharmic culture practiced in that holy realm.
Aṣṭāṅga-arghya (eightfold arghya) using items such as dadhi, madhu, ājya, water, akṣata, dūrvā, tila, kuśa, and flowers (as listed in the verse).