Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 51
रुद्राध्यायेन ये देवं स्नापयंति महेश्वरम् । तज्जलैः कुर्वतः स्नानं ते मृत्युं संतरंति च
rudrādhyāyena ye devaṃ snāpayaṃti maheśvaram | tajjalaiḥ kurvataḥ snānaṃ te mṛtyuṃ saṃtaraṃti ca
જે રુદ્રાધ્યાયથી દેવ મહેશ્વરને સ્નાપિત કરે છે, અને જે તે પવિત્ર જળથી પોતે સ્નાન કરે છે—તે મૃત્યુને પણ પાર કરે છે।
Mahāmuni (to the King) (contextual attribution within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Rudrābhiṣeka-jala (prasāda)
Type: temple
Scene: A Śiva-liṅga on a pedestal being bathed while a priest recites Rudrādhyāya; streams of water flow into a vessel; devotees later pour that consecrated water over their heads, symbolically stepping across a dark river labeled ‘mṛtyu’.
FAQs
Śiva-abhiṣeka accompanied by Rudrādhyāya recitation sanctifies both worshipper and water, granting victory over mortality (mṛtyu-bhaya).
No particular site is specified; the verse glorifies the rite of Rudrādhyāya-based abhiṣeka itself.
Perform abhiṣeka of Maheśvara with Rudrādhyāya recitation, and bathe with the abhiṣeka water (tad-jala).