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
Ang ikapito ay sinasabing asin, at ang ikawalo ay mainam na kumin (su-jīraka). Timbangin ito sa timbangan; sa gayon, ang magkaparis ay nasusukat nang wasto.
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).