Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 103
वारिक्षरदधिक्षौद्रघृतेनेक्षुरसेन च । स्नापयेन्मूलमन्त्रेण जलधूपार्चनात्पृथक्
vārikṣaradadhikṣaudraghṛtenekṣurasena ca | snāpayenmūlamantreṇa jaladhūpārcanātpṛthak
With water, sugar, curd (dadhi), honey, ghee, and sugarcane-juice as well, one should bathe (the liṅga) with the root-mantra—distinct from the separate acts of offering water, incense, and formal worship.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Multiple vessels are arranged: water, sugar, curd, honey, ghee, and sugarcane juice; the priest performs sequential abhiṣeka while assistants hold incense and flower trays for later, emphasizing distinct ritual phases.
FAQs
Ritual devotion is both symbolic and disciplined—each offering has its place, and mantra sanctifies the act.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse focuses on abhiṣeka substances and ritual separation of acts.
Bathe the liṅga with specified sweet and pure substances while reciting the mūlamantra, keeping this abhiṣeka distinct from separate offerings like water (jala), incense (dhūpa), and formal arcana.