Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र तीर्थे तु यो भक्त्या भक्तियुक्तो जितेन्द्रियः । पञ्चामृतेन संस्नाप्य धूपनैवेद्यपूजनैः
tatra tīrthe tu yo bhaktyā bhaktiyukto jitendriyaḥ | pañcāmṛtena saṃsnāpya dhūpanaivedyapūjanaiḥ
அந்த தீர்த்தத்தில் பக்தியுடன், இन्द्रியங்களை அடக்கி நிற்கும் ஒருவர் (தெய்வத்தை) பஞ்சாமிர்தத்தால் அபிஷேகம் செய்து, தூபம், நைவேத்யம், பூஜைகளால் ஆராதித்தால்—
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate narrative context continuing into 72.1)
Tirtha: Kāmeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Devotee at riverside shrine performs pañcāmṛta abhiṣeka on a liṅga, with incense smoke and food offerings arranged; atmosphere of restraint and devotion.
FAQs
Devotion joined with self-mastery, expressed through reverent worship, is held to be especially meritorious at a tīrtha.
A tīrtha within the Revākhaṇḍa (Narmadā/Reva region) is being praised; the verse continues a local pilgrimage instruction.
Pañcāmṛta-abhiṣeka (bathing with five nectars) along with dhūpa (incense), naivedya (food offering), and pūjā (formal worship).