Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45
कस्तूरिकाया द्वौ भागौ द्वौ भागौ कुंकुमस्य च । चंदनस्य त्रयो भागाः शशिनस्त्वेक एव हि
kastūrikāyā dvau bhāgau dvau bhāgau kuṃkumasya ca | caṃdanasya trayo bhāgāḥ śaśinastveka eva hi
Hai phần xạ hương và hai phần nghệ tây (kuṅkuma), ba phần đàn hương, và chỉ một phần ‘śaśin’—đó chính là tỷ lệ để chế tác hồ thoa.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Disciple addressed earlier as 'bāla' (context)
Scene: A ritualist measures ingredients on a small balance: musk, saffron, sandalwood, and a fourth ingredient labeled śaśin; grinding stone (śilā) and pestle (muṣala) beside a copper bowl; the paste becomes smooth and fragrant.
FAQs
Dharma includes carefulness and order—devotion is expressed through precise preparation for worship.
The recipe is transmitted within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered vrata instructions.
A measured formula for preparing an anointing paste using musk, saffron, sandalwood, and śaśin.