Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
दधि क्षीराद्दशगुणं घृतं दध्नो दशोत्तरम् । घृताद्दशगुणं क्षौद्रं क्षौद्राद्दशगुणोत्तरम्
dadhi kṣīrāddaśaguṇaṃ ghṛtaṃ dadhno daśottaram | ghṛtāddaśaguṇaṃ kṣaudraṃ kṣaudrāddaśaguṇottaram
دہی کا پُنّیہ دودھ سے دس گنا ہے؛ گھی دہی سے دس گنا بڑھ کر ہے؛ شہد گھی سے دس گنا پُنّیہ دیتا ہے؛ اور شہد سے آگے بھی یہ پُنّیہ دس گنا اور بڑھ جاتا ہے۔
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narrative voice addressing a king)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nṛpasaत्तम (best of kings) implied across the passage
Scene: A sequence tableau: four vessels in a row—milk, curd, ghee, honey—each offered in turn to Kṛṣṇa’s icon; scribal-like depiction of ‘tenfold’ rising as stepped aureoles behind the vessels.
FAQs
The Purāṇic tradition grades offerings by increasing ritual potency, encouraging more refined devotional giving.
Dvārakā by context; the verse supports Dvārakā-centered worship of Kṛṣṇa.
Guidance on abhiṣeka/pūjā liquids (milk, curd, ghee, honey) and their comparative merit.