Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74
मय तीर्थं समासाद्य कृत्वा च करयोः कुशान् । फलमेकं गृहीत्वा तु मन्त्रेणार्घ्यं प्रदापयेत्
maya tīrthaṃ samāsādya kṛtvā ca karayoḥ kuśān | phalamekaṃ gṛhītvā tu mantreṇārghyaṃ pradāpayet
Khi đã đến Mayatīrtha, đặt cỏ kuśa vào cả hai tay, cầm một trái quả, người ấy nên dâng arghya (nước cúng kính) bằng thần chú đã được quy định.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Tirtha: Mayatīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame, implied)
Scene: Close-up ritual moment: hands with kuśa grass, a single fruit in the palm, water poured as arghya toward the tīrtha or deity-direction; the scene emphasizes purity and mantra concentration.
FAQs
Sacred places are approached through simple, rule-bound acts of honor—purity, mantra, and humble offerings.
Mayatīrtha (connected with Mayasya-saras) in the Dvārakā region.
Approach the tīrtha, hold kuśa in both hands, take one fruit, and offer arghya with mantra.