Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8
मांसैस्तु विविधैर्दिव्यैरथवा धान्यपिष्टजैः । अन्यैश्च विविधैर्धान्यैः पायसैर्वटकैस्तथा
māṃsaistu vividhairdivyairathavā dhānyapiṣṭajaiḥ | anyaiśca vividhairdhānyaiḥ pāyasairvaṭakaistathā
مختلف عمدہ گوشتوں سے، یا اناج کے آٹے سے بنی چیزوں سے نذر کرے؛ نیز دوسری قسم کے غلّوں سے، پائَس (کھیر) اور وٹک (پکوڑے) سے بھی۔
Unspecified (ritual/naivedya guidance)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Offerings laid out before Devī: platters of grain preparations, sweet rice, fritters; optionally, meat offerings depicted symbolically (covered dish) to indicate ritual variant without sensationalism.
FAQs
Ritual devotion is expressed through appropriate naivedya—offerings prepared with care and variety, aligned with one’s means and local custom.
The Dharmāraṇya context continues; the verse focuses on worship materials rather than naming a separate tīrtha.
Naivedya options are enumerated: meat dishes, grain-flour preparations, assorted grains, pāyasa, and vaṭaka.