Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
तस्य पुष्पैः फलैश्चैव सर्वं कार्यं प्रसिद्ध्यति । भक्षणाद्धारणाद्वापि सिद्धो भवति मानवः
tasya puṣpaiḥ phalaiścaiva sarvaṃ kāryaṃ prasiddhyati | bhakṣaṇāddhāraṇādvāpi siddho bhavati mānavaḥ
அதன் மலர்களாலும் கனிகளாலும் எல்லா முயற்சிகளும் வெற்றி பெறும். அவற்றை உண்டாலும் அல்லது அணிந்து/காத்தாலும் மனிதன் சித்தி அடைவான்.
Pulastya (contextual)
Tirtha: Tilaka-vṛkṣa (Arbuda)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Devotees gather Tilaka blossoms and fruits with reverence; offerings are made, and a pilgrim keeps a flower as an amulet-like token of success.
FAQs
Association with tīrtha-linked sacred flora is presented as a dharmic support for success, reinforcing faith in sanctified geography and its blessings.
Rūpatīrtha (within Arbuda Khaṇḍa, Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), where the Tilaka tree is described as a source of auspicious power.
Simple practices are implied: consuming (bhakṣaṇa) or wearing/keeping (dhāraṇa) the flowers/fruits as a devotional observance connected to the site.