Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 120
सर्पिषा च मया देव स्नपनं क्रियतेऽधुना । गृहाण श्रद्धया दत्तं तव प्रीत्यर्थमेव च
sarpiṣā ca mayā deva snapanaṃ kriyate'dhunā | gṛhāṇa śraddhayā dattaṃ tava prītyarthameva ca
Ô Deva, j’accomplis à présent ton bain rituel avec le ghee (sarpis). Reçois l’offrande donnée avec foi, uniquement pour ta satisfaction.
A devotee/ritual performer addressing Śiva (as narrated in Māheśvara Khaṇḍa context by Sūta to the sages)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Golden ghee is poured in a thin shining stream over the liṅga; the sanctum glows warmly as if echoing a yajña-flame; the devotee’s posture is steady and surrendered.
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Faithful offering (śraddhā) transforms ritual into devotion aimed at pleasing Śiva.
Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra, the Śiva-tīrtha celebrated in the Kedāra Khaṇḍa.
Snāpana/abhiṣeka of Śiva using ghee (sarpiṣ).