Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 104
गडुकैः स्नापयेत्सर्वैः स्नातं गन्धैर्विरूक्षयेत्
gaḍukaiḥ snāpayetsarvaiḥ snātaṃ gandhairvirūkṣayet
On baignera (la Divinité) avec tous les vases d’eau (gaḍuka) ; et, après l’ablution, on la séchera doucement et la préparera avec des substances parfumées.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A line of small water pots (gaḍukas) is emptied in sequence over the liṅga; afterwards the priest uses a clean cloth and fragrant paste to dry and prepare the icon, with orderly temple attendants.
FAQs
Devotion is expressed through careful, orderly service—purity and reverence in ritual become a vehicle for inner purity.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on universally applicable Śiva-pūjā procedure within the Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa context.
Abhiṣeka (bathing the deity) using gaḍuka vessels, followed by drying/preparing the deity with fragrant substances.