Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67
ततस्तेन शुभं मंत्रं प्रोच्याभीष्टं जलं स्वयम् । अभिषिच्य च तत्काष्ठं ततश्च स्वगृहं ययौ
tatastena śubhaṃ maṃtraṃ procyābhīṣṭaṃ jalaṃ svayam | abhiṣicya ca tatkāṣṭhaṃ tataśca svagṛhaṃ yayau
Lalu dia melafazkan mantra yang suci dan membawa sendiri air yang dikehendaki; setelah melakukan abhiṣeka pada kayu itu, dia pun pulang ke rumahnya.
Narrator (contextual, unspecified in snippet)
Scene: The officiant recites a mantra and pours water in a steady stream over the wooden object bearing the sacred form; afterward he departs toward his home, leaving the consecrated object behind.
FAQs
Right ritual, performed with mantra and faith, is presented as a direct means of restoring sanctity and auspicious order.
The larger chapter is a tīrtha-māhātmya, but this verse alone does not specify the site’s name.
Mantra-japa followed by abhiṣeka using water chosen for the rite (abhīṣṭa-jala).