Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 91
क्षालिताः पूरिता नीताः षडक्षरजपेन च । गडुकाष्चशतं कुर्यादथवाप्यष्टविंशतिः
kṣālitāḥ pūritā nītāḥ ṣaḍakṣarajapena ca | gaḍukāṣcaśataṃ kuryādathavāpyaṣṭaviṃśatiḥ
Qu’ils soient lavés, remplis et portés (pour le culte), avec la récitation du mantra aux six syllabes ; qu’on dispose cent gaḍukas, ou du moins vingt-huit.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Type: temple
Scene: A devotee in a Śiva temple courtyard washes and fills many small water-pots (gaḍukas), arranging them neatly for liṅga worship while softly repeating a six-syllable mantra; lamps and bilva leaves are nearby.
FAQs
Ritual action should be joined to mantra; external preparation becomes sacred when performed with japa.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; it is a general prescription for Śiva-ritual.
Wash, fill, and bring the gaḍukas while doing ṣaḍakṣara-japa; prepare 100 pots, or at least 28.