कन्यादान फलं तस्य नात्र कार्या विचारणा । क्षीरेण स्नापयेद्देवं तथा पंचामृतेन यः
kanyādāna phalaṃ tasya nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | kṣīreṇa snāpayeddevaṃ tathā paṃcāmṛtena yaḥ
Él obtiene el fruto de donar a una doncella en matrimonio—no hay aquí necesidad de duda. Quien baña al Señor con leche, y asimismo con pañcāmṛta, alcanza ese mérito.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Tirtha: Kumāreśa / Kumāreśvara-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a seaside Śaiva sanctum, devotees pour streams of milk and then pañcāmṛta over the liṅga of Kumāreśvara; vessels of honey, curd, ghee, sugar are arranged; priests chant while lamps flicker.
Devotional offerings to the deity at a famed tīrtha can confer the merit of major dharmic gifts when done with faith and purity.
Kumāreśvara-tīrtha, where such abhiṣeka is proclaimed highly meritorious.
Abhiṣeka of the deity with milk (kṣīra) and with pañcāmṛta.