Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
मूलस्थानं च देवेश संस्नाप्य प्रविलेपयेत् । पूजयिष्यति वस्त्राद्यैः स्वशक्त्या भूषणैस्तथा
mūlasthānaṃ ca deveśa saṃsnāpya pravilepayet | pūjayiṣyati vastrādyaiḥ svaśaktyā bhūṣaṇaistathā
おお देवेश（神々の主）よ！ムーラスターना（Mūlasthāna）にて（御神像を）沐浴させたのち、香油を塗り香を施すべきである。さらに衣などの供物をもって、また自らの力に応じて装身具をもって礼拝すべし。
Devas (ritual instruction within the tīrtha-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Mūlasthāna
Type: kshetra
Listener: Deveśa (vocative used within the instruction)
Scene: Inside a sanctum: priest/pilgrim pours water/milk over the deity (abhiṣeka), then applies sandal paste and dresses the icon with cloth and ornaments.
FAQs
True worship combines reverence with humility—offer according to your means, yet with full devotion and care.
Mūlasthāna in the Dvārakā Māhātmya sacred landscape.
Ritual bathing of the deity/site, anointing with unguents, and pūjā with garments and ornaments according to one’s ability.