Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 81
तथा तवापि यौ हस्तौ छिन्नावेतावुभावपि । तस्मिन्योगेऽभिषेकात्तौः स्यातां भूयोऽपि तादृशौ
tathā tavāpi yau hastau chinnāvetāvubhāvapi | tasminyoge'bhiṣekāttauḥ syātāṃ bhūyo'pi tādṛśau
Do mesmo modo, as tuas duas mãos—ainda que ambas tenham sido decepadas—pela abhiṣeka (abluição consagradora) nesse yoga auspicioso, tornar-se-ão novamente como eram antes.
Śrī Bhagavān (Śiva)
Type: kund
Scene: A severed-handed devotee stands at a sacred bathing place during an auspicious conjunction; divine radiance (Sūrya) sanctifies the abhiṣeka as the hands are promised to be restored.
FAQs
Consecration rites performed at an auspicious time, grounded in devotion, are depicted as channels of Śiva’s restorative power.
The liṅga-centered tīrtha of Nāgara Khaṇḍa, Tīrthamāhātmya, Adhyāya 209—where abhiṣeka and worship are praised.
Abhiṣeka (ritual ablution/consecration) performed at the specified auspicious conjunction (yoga) connected to the Lord’s presence.