Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89
कांचनारैः कुरबकैर्दूर्वांकुर कुरंटकैः । प्रत्येकमेभिः कुसुमैः पल्लवैरपरैरपि
kāṃcanāraiḥ kurabakairdūrvāṃkura kuraṃṭakaiḥ | pratyekamebhiḥ kusumaiḥ pallavairaparairapi
اس نے کانچنار اور کُرَبَک کے پھولوں سے، دُروَا کے کونپلوں اور کُرَنٹَک کے شگوفوں سے—بلکہ ان میں سے ہر ایک پھول سے، اور اس کے علاوہ بہت سے دوسرے پھولوں اور نرم پتّیوں سے بھی—پوجا ادا کی۔
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Heaps of kāñcanāra and kurabaka flowers mixed with bright green dūrvā sprouts and kuraṇṭaka blossoms; the devotee offers them one by one, creating a layered carpet of color before the liṅga.
FAQs
Steady devotion is shown through repeated, varied offerings—bhakti expressed as perseverance and attention to sacred detail.
Kāśī, the quintessential Śiva-field where continuous worship with flowers and pallavas is praised.
Repeated offering of specific flowers and dūrvā sprouts, along with other pallavas, in Śiva-pūjā.