Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 94
मुचकुन्देन कदेन जातीकाशकुशोद्भवैः । उन्मत्तमुनिपुष्पौघैः पुष्पैस्तत्कालसम्भवैः
mucakundena kadena jātīkāśakuśodbhavaiḥ | unmattamunipuṣpaughaiḥ puṣpaistatkālasambhavaiḥ
مچکند کے پھولوں سے، کدا کے پھولوں سے، جاتی (چنبیلی) سے، کاشا گھاس اور کش سے اُگے پھولوں سے—اور اُنمَتّ مُنی کے بکثرت پھولوں سے، نیز اسی موسم میں دستیاب ہر پھول سے—
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Hanūmanteśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A wide offering tray overflowing with varied blossoms—mucakunda clusters, kadā blooms, jasmine strings, wild seasonal flowers—presented before a Śiva shrine; the scene highlights botanical diversity of the pilgrimage region.
FAQs
Devotion is made accessible: offering seasonally available, pure flowers with faith is upheld as valid and meritorious.
The Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha setting continues; the verse supports worship practices performed in that sacred geography.
Offer a variety of flowers—mucakunda, kadā, jasmine, kāśa/kuśa-related blooms, and seasonal flowers—in Śiva worship.