Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 90
सप्तमं लवणं प्रोक्तमष्टमं च सुजीरकम् । तोलयेत्तुलया वापि सांघ्रिश्च तुलिता भवेत्
saptamaṃ lavaṇaṃ proktamaṣṭamaṃ ca sujīrakam | tolayettulayā vāpi sāṃghriśca tulitā bhavet
ข้อที่เจ็ดกล่าวว่าเป็นเกลือ และข้อที่แปดคือยี่หร่าละเอียด พึงชั่งด้วยตาชั่งให้ได้ส่วน; ดังนี้ของทั้งคู่จึงถูกชั่งวัดโดยชอบ
Śrī Devī (the Goddess)
Scene: A ritual setting where offerings are arranged; a devotee uses a balance to weigh salt and fine cumin as part of a prescribed sequence of eight items.
FAQs
Dharma is carried through careful observance: even small ritual details, done precisely, express sincerity and discipline.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; this is a procedural detail within a vrata context.
Including salt as the seventh item and cumin as the eighth, and weighing them properly using a scale (tulā).