Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 105
विरूक्षितं ततः स्नाप्य श्रीखण्डेन विलेपयेत् । पूजयेद्विविधैः पुष्पैर्विधिना येन तच्छृणु
virūkṣitaṃ tataḥ snāpya śrīkhaṇḍena vilepayet | pūjayedvividhaiḥ puṣpairvidhinā yena tacchṛṇu
Ensuite, après l’avoir laissé sécher, qu’on le baigne de nouveau et qu’on l’oigne de pâte de santal. Qu’on l’honore avec des fleurs variées selon la règle prescrite—écoute ce rite.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: The liṅga, freshly dried, is bathed again and then coated with cool sandal paste; heaps of varied flowers are offered in orderly arcs around the pedestal as the priest prepares to explain the full procedure.
FAQs
True worship is attentive and complete—each offering (bath, sandal, flowers) is a mindful act of honoring the Divine.
This verse does not name a tīrtha; it teaches a general ritual standard for Śiva worship.
Re-bathing the deity, anointing with sandal paste (śrīkhaṇḍa), and worship with assorted flowers according to vidhi.