Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
शीतलापुरतो दत्त्वा बालाः सन्तु निरामयाः । विस्फोटचर्चिकादीनां वातादीनां शमो भवेत्
śītalāpurato dattvā bālāḥ santu nirāmayāḥ | visphoṭacarcikādīnāṃ vātādīnāṃ śamo bhavet
சீதலா தேவியின் முன்னிலையில் அதை அர்ப்பணித்து, குழந்தைகள் நோயற்றவர்களாக இருக்கட்டும்; மேலும் விஸ்போடம், சர்மநோய்கள் முதலியனவும் வாதம் முதலிய குறைகளும் தணியட்டும்.
Not explicit in verse (context: Māhātmya narration within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Śītalā at Prabhāsa (ārogya-āśīrvāda)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The offering is placed before Śītalā; a parent prays for children’s freedom from illness as the Devī’s cool grace spreads, symbolically calming eruptions and skin afflictions and harmonizing vāta.
FAQs
Offering with faith is framed as a means of receiving divine protection and relief from suffering.
Prabhāsakṣetra, presented as a place where Śītalā’s grace is especially accessible.
Making an offering in front of Śītalā with the intention of health and pacification of specific ailments.