Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 130
दीपदाने घृतं श्रेष्ठं नैवेद्ये मोदकः परम् । एतैस्तुष्यति देवेशः सांनिध्यं चाधिगच्छति
dīpadāne ghṛtaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ naivedye modakaḥ param | etaistuṣyati deveśaḥ sāṃnidhyaṃ cādhigacchati
தீபதானத்தில் நெய்யே சிறந்தது; நைவேத்யத்தில் மோதகமே உத்தமம். இவற்றால் தேவாதிபதி மகிழ்ந்து பக்தனுக்கு தம் சாந்நித்யத்தை அருள்வார்.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha region)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Prabhāsa offers a bright ghee lamp before the Lord, with a plate of modakas as naivedya; the deity’s presence is felt as a radiant aura filling the shrine.
FAQs
The highest fruit of ritual is nearness to the divine—sānnidhya—won through sincere offerings made with purity and reverence.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where such offerings are said to quickly please the Deveśa and confer his presence.
Offer a ghee lamp (ghṛta-dīpa) and present modaka as naivedya to please the Deveśa and attain sānnidhya.