Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58
नैवेद्यं च सुरामांसं धूपं च विनिवेदयेत् । दधिप्राशनमेवात्र कर्तव्यं कायशुद्धये
naivedyaṃ ca surāmāṃsaṃ dhūpaṃ ca vinivedayet | dadhiprāśanamevātra kartavyaṃ kāyaśuddhaye
நைவேத்யமாக சுரா மற்றும் மாம்சத்தைச் செலுத்தி, தூபத்தையும் அர்ப்பணிக்க வேண்டும். இங்கு உடல் சுத்திக்காக குறிப்பாக தயிர்-ப்ராசனம் செய்ய வேண்டும்।
Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrtha-māhātmya didactic style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A shrine setting where offerings include a vessel of surā and a meat dish placed as naivedya; incense rises; the devotee takes a small portion of curd as prescribed prāśana for bodily purification.
FAQs
Purāṇic ritual manuals may prescribe context-specific offerings; the stated aim remains purification and disciplined observance.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as part of a broader Tīrtha-māhātmya instruction sequence.
Offer surā and māṃsa as naivedya, offer dhūpa, and perform dadhi-prāśana for bodily purification.