Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
अत्राभिषेकं ते वीर करिष्यामः समादिश । ततः सुविस्मितस्तत्र स्नात्वा स्कन्दो महामनाः
atrābhiṣekaṃ te vīra kariṣyāmaḥ samādiśa | tataḥ suvismitastatra snātvā skando mahāmanāḥ
“Di sini kami akan melaksanakan upacara abhiṣeka bagi tuan, wahai pahlawan—perintahkanlah.” Lalu Skanda yang berhati agung pun mandi di sana dengan penuh kehairanan.
Devas (addressing Skanda)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata (addressed later in the sequence)
Scene: At a sacred ritual ground, attendants request Skanda’s command for consecration; Skanda, noble and composed, steps to the water and bathes, his face showing wonder at the unfolding divine rite.
FAQs
Sacred places are stages for divine rites; humility and readiness (to be consecrated) are part of dharma.
The Mahī–Sāgara Saṅgama tīrtha where Skanda bathes and is to be consecrated.
Abhiṣeka (ritual consecration/anointing) and snāna (bathing) at the tīrtha.