Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
समभक्तं च देवानामादित्यस्यैव पाययेत् । सर्वेषां चोग्रदेवानां स्नापयेदायुधास्त्रकम्
samabhaktaṃ ca devānāmādityasyaiva pāyayet | sarveṣāṃ cogradevānāṃ snāpayedāyudhāstrakam
One should offer an equal share of the consecrated food to the gods and, in particular, present a libation to Āditya, the Sun. And for all the fierce deities, one should perform ritual bathing (ablution) of their weapons and their astras, the missile-implements.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) speaking to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: Pāṇḍunandana
Scene: A ritual platform at dawn: offerings arranged for multiple devas; a devotee pours arghya to the rising Sun; nearby, weapons (sword, bow, spear) are bathed and anointed before icons of fierce deities (ugra forms).
FAQs
Worship is made complete by balanced offerings to the divine powers, honoring both beneficent gods and fierce protectors through proper ritual acts.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on ritual protocol within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context.
Offering libations to Āditya and performing ablution (snāpana) for the weapons/implements associated with fierce deities.