Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 90
सप्तमं लवणं प्रोक्तमष्टमं च सुजीरकम् । तोलयेत्तुलया वापि सांघ्रिश्च तुलिता भवेत्
saptamaṃ lavaṇaṃ proktamaṣṭamaṃ ca sujīrakam | tolayettulayā vāpi sāṃghriśca tulitā bhavet
ساتویں شے نمک کہی گئی ہے اور آٹھویں عمدہ زیرہ۔ انہیں ترازو پر تولنا چاہیے؛ یوں یہ جوڑا ٹھیک طرح ناپا جاتا ہے۔
Śrī Devī (the Goddess)
Scene: A ritual setting where offerings are arranged; a devotee uses a balance to weigh salt and fine cumin as part of a prescribed sequence of eight items.
FAQs
Dharma is carried through careful observance: even small ritual details, done precisely, express sincerity and discipline.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; this is a procedural detail within a vrata context.
Including salt as the seventh item and cumin as the eighth, and weighing them properly using a scale (tulā).