Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 144
स्नपनं तस्य कृत्वा च ततो गंडूषवारिणा । नैवेद्यं तत्पलं चैव किरातः शिवमर्पयत्
snapanaṃ tasya kṛtvā ca tato gaṃḍūṣavāriṇā | naivedyaṃ tatpalaṃ caiva kirātaḥ śivamarpayat
Après avoir accompli le snāpana, le bain rituel, de ce (Śiva-liṅga), puis avec l’eau gardée en bouche comme libation, le Kirāta offrit à Śiva le naivedya (offrande de nourriture) ainsi que ce même fruit.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied)
Scene: The kirāta performs abhiṣeka of the liṅga, then offers a gandūṣa libation and places naivedya and a fruit before Śiva with focused devotion.
FAQs
Sincere devotion—offering even simple items with reverence—becomes acceptable worship to Śiva.
Kedāra-kṣetra (Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred geography centered on Kedāranātha/Śiva-liṅga worship).
Snapana (ablution/bathing of the liṅga) and naivedya-phala offering, even using gaṇḍūṣa water as a humble libation.