[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 5.177.40 # Skandapurana 5.177.40 Skandapurāṇa 5.177.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.177.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.40) arghyaṃ dadyātprayatnena gandhapuṣpākṣatānvitam .. śaṃkarasya priye devi himācalasute śubhe .. arghyamenaṃ mayā dattaṃ pratigṛhṇa namo'stu te .. 6.178.40 .. > ‘Carefully one should offer the water of welcome, accompanied by perfume, flowers, and unbroken grains of rice: / “O Goddess beloved of Śaṃkara, auspicious daughter of the Himālaya, / accept this water of welcome offered by me, homage to you!”’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.177.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.39) - [Next: 5.177.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.41) - [Up: 5.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.177.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.40) · Pramāṇa