Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
ततस्तस्योपरि स्थित्वा सुस्राव सुमहत्पयः । श्रद्धया परया युक्ता तस्य स्नानकृते द्विजाः
tatastasyopari sthitvā susrāva sumahatpayaḥ | śraddhayā parayā yuktā tasya snānakṛte dvijāḥ
Entonces, colocándose sobre él, dejó correr un gran torrente de leche—colmada de la fe más alta—para bañarlo, oh brāhmaṇas.
Narrator (within the Purāṇic dialogue; exact named speaker not in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ) directly addressed
Scene: A cow stands above the liṅga and releases a strong stream of milk that cascades over the stone, pooling like a white offering; the forest becomes a sanctum through the act.
FAQs
Sincere faith (śraddhā) sanctifies even simple offerings; devotion naturally expresses itself as service.
The Kalaśeśvara liṅga within the Śrī Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra setting.
Liṅga-snānābhiṣeka with milk is described (a devotional act), though not framed as a universal command.
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