Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
ओंवनस्पतिरसो दिव्यो गंधाढ्यो गंध उत्तमः । आहारः सर्वदेवानां धूपोऽयं प्रतिगृह्यताम्
oṃvanaspatiraso divyo gaṃdhāḍhyo gaṃdha uttamaḥ | āhāraḥ sarvadevānāṃ dhūpo'yaṃ pratigṛhyatām
ॐ இந்தத் தூபம் வனஸ்பதிகளின் தெய்வீக சாரம்; மணமிகுந்தது, உத்தம நறுமணமுடையது; இது எல்லாத் தேவர்களுக்கும் அன்னம்போல்—இத்தூபத்தை ஏற்றருள்க.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Incense smoke rises in curling streams from a censer; the devotee recites ‘oṃ vanaspati-raso divyaḥ…’ as the fragrance fills the sanctum, suggesting the forest’s essence offered to the deity.
FAQs
Worship sanctifies the senses: fragrance offered as dhūpa becomes a subtle ‘food’ of devotion for the divine.
No tīrtha is specified; it is a mantra for the dhūpa upacāra.
Offer incense (dhūpa), described as divine tree-essence, with a mantra requesting acceptance.