Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 7
स्कन्दसरः (Skandasara) — तीर्थवर्णनम् / Description of the Skandasara Sacred Lake
घटैः कमलिनीपत्रपुटैश्च कलशैः शिवैः । कमण्डलुभिरन्यैश्च तादृशैः करकादिभिः
ghaṭaiḥ kamalinīpatrapuṭaiśca kalaśaiḥ śivaiḥ | kamaṇḍalubhiranyaiśca tādṛśaiḥ karakādibhiḥ
Avec des pots d’eau, des couvercles de récipients faits de feuilles de lotus, des cruches auspicieuses consacrées à Śiva, ainsi que des kamandalu et d’autres contenants semblables, tels les karaka et autres—le culte fut disposé.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Lists pūjā implements (ghaṭa, kalaśa, kamaṇḍalu) typical of tīrtha/āśrama worship; not a named Jyotirliṅga narrative.
Significance: Emphasizes correct upacāra and preparedness—ritual order sustains devotion and supports the soul’s steady orientation to Śiva (sthiti).
Role: nurturing
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It highlights that devotion to Pati (Śiva) is expressed through orderly, pure preparation—gathering clean and auspicious vessels for offerings—showing disciplined bhakti that supports inner purification.
The listing of pots, pitchers, lotus-leaf covers, and flasks points to abhiṣeka-oriented Linga worship, where water and sanctified substances are offered to Saguna Śiva as a means to approach the transcendent Nirguna reality.
Prepare dedicated abhiṣeka vessels (ghaṭa, kalaśa, kamaṇḍalu, karaka), maintain cleanliness and auspiciousness, and perform water-offering to the Shiva Linga while mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”