Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
घृतेन हतपापः स्यान्मधुना सुभगो भवेत् । विरोगो दधिदुग्धाभ्यां लिंगं संस्नाप्य जायते
ghṛtena hatapāpaḥ syānmadhunā subhago bhavet | virogo dadhidugdhābhyāṃ liṃgaṃ saṃsnāpya jāyate
നെയ്യാൽ ലിംഗാഭിഷേകം ചെയ്താൽ പാപങ്ങൾ നശിച്ച് മനുഷ്യൻ പാപമുക്തനാകും; തേൻകൊണ്ട് ചെയ്താൽ സൗഭാഗ്യവും കാന്തിയും ലഭിക്കും; തൈരും പാലുംകൊണ്ട് ചെയ്താൽ രോഗരഹിതനാകും.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Type: temple
Scene: Streams of ghee, honey, curd, and milk cascade over a black stone liṅga, forming layered textures; attendants hold vessels while the devotee prays for purification and health.
FAQs
Devotional abhiṣeka is portrayed as both inner purification (sin-removal) and outer well-being (health and auspiciousness).
No specific tīrtha; the emphasis is on liṅga-abhiṣeka as a universal Śaiva practice.
Bathing the Śiva-liṅga with ghee, honey, curd, and milk, each associated with distinct merits.