Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
वरं दत्त्वाऽभिजानासि कामं चैव वनस्पते । सिद्धिं प्रयच्छ मे नित्यं दन्तकाष्ठ नमोऽस्तु ते
varaṃ dattvā'bhijānāsi kāmaṃ caiva vanaspate | siddhiṃ prayaccha me nityaṃ dantakāṣṭha namo'stu te
اے جنگل کے رب (ونَسپتی)! تو بخشش بھی دیتا ہے اور خواہش بھی پوری کرتا ہے۔ مجھے ہمیشہ کامیابی عطا فرما؛ اے دانت کی لکڑی! تجھے نمسکار ہے۔
Skanda (deduced; mantra text taught within the māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A twig becomes a sacred presence: the devotee offers namaskāra to the tooth-stick as if to a small forest-deity; a subtle divine aura surrounds the vanaspati.
FAQs
Even simple necessities are approached with reverence; nature is honored as a divine giver when used in dharmic practice.
Prabhāsakṣetra, in whose māhātmya this daily-rite mantra is transmitted.
A specific mantra addressed to Vanaspati/Dantakāṣṭha seeking siddhi and offering salutations before use.