Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31
धातूनां हाटकमसि स्फटिकश्चोपलेष्वसि । नीलोत्पलं प्रसूनेषु वृक्षेषु तुलसी भवान्
dhātūnāṃ hāṭakamasi sphaṭikaścopaleṣvasi | nīlotpalaṃ prasūneṣu vṛkṣeṣu tulasī bhavān
دھاتوں میں تو ہاٹک، یعنی سونا ہے؛ پتھروں میں تو سفٹک، یعنی شفاف بلور ہے۔ پھولوں میں تو نیل اُتپل ہے؛ درختوں میں تو تُلسی ہے۔
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa default dialogue frame)
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic still-life of sacred excellence: gold gleam, crystal translucence, a blue lotus in bloom, and a tulasī plant with fresh leaves—arranged as offerings before an unseen sanctum, suggesting the deity’s presence through ideal worship materials.
FAQs
The Divine is recognized in the purest and most sacred substances used in worship, turning material symbols into spiritual reminders.
Not a single tīrtha is named; within Kāśīkhaṇḍa this supports the devotional culture of Kāśī where such offerings and symbols are common.
Implicitly supports pūjā through sacred items (especially Tulasī), though no step-by-step rite is stated.