Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
प्रशस्तो गुग्लुलो धूपस्तस्माच्चंद्रोऽगरुर्वरः । धूपानेतान्नरो दत्त्वा सुखं स्वर्गमवाप्नुयात्
praśasto guglulo dhūpastasmāccaṃdro'garurvaraḥ | dhūpānetānnaro dattvā sukhaṃ svargamavāpnuyāt
گُگُّل کی دھونی قابلِ ستائش ہے؛ اور اس سے بھی افضل چندن اور بہترین اگرُو جیسی خوشبودار دھونی ہے۔ جو شخص ایسی دھونی ارپن کرتا ہے وہ آسانی سے جنتی مسرت حاصل کرتا ہے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) speaking to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara Khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A temple sanctum with curling incense smoke: guggulu resin on embers, then richer candana and agaru incense offered; the smoke forms auspicious patterns around the deity, suggesting an easy ascent to heavenly realms.
FAQs
Devotional offerings (like incense) made with faith are praised as direct causes of punya and higher सुख (well-being).
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on the general Śaiva pūjā practice and its merit.
Offering dhūpa (incense)—especially guggulu, candana (sandal), and agaru—as part of worship.