Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
दधि क्षीराद्दशगुणं घृतं दध्नो दशोत्तरम् । घृताद्दशगुणं क्षौद्रं क्षौद्राद्दशगुणोत्तरम्
dadhi kṣīrāddaśaguṇaṃ ghṛtaṃ dadhno daśottaram | ghṛtāddaśaguṇaṃ kṣaudraṃ kṣaudrāddaśaguṇottaram
క్షీరంతో పోలిస్తే దధి పుణ్యం దశగుణం; దధికంటే ఘృతం దశగుణం అధికం; ఘృతంకంటే క్షౌద్రం (తేనె) దశగుణ పుణ్యదాయకం; తేనెకు మించినదీ మరల దశగుణంగా వృద్ధి చెందుతుంది।
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narrative voice addressing a king)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nṛpasaत्तम (best of kings) implied across the passage
Scene: A sequence tableau: four vessels in a row—milk, curd, ghee, honey—each offered in turn to Kṛṣṇa’s icon; scribal-like depiction of ‘tenfold’ rising as stepped aureoles behind the vessels.
FAQs
The Purāṇic tradition grades offerings by increasing ritual potency, encouraging more refined devotional giving.
Dvārakā by context; the verse supports Dvārakā-centered worship of Kṛṣṇa.
Guidance on abhiṣeka/pūjā liquids (milk, curd, ghee, honey) and their comparative merit.