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
อาบสรงลึงคะด้วยเนยใส ย่อมล้างบาปได้; ด้วยน้ำผึ้ง ย่อมเป็นผู้มีสิริมงคลและน่าดึงดูด; และด้วยนมเปรี้ยวกับน้ำนม อาบสรงลึงคะแล้ว ย่อมเป็นผู้ปราศจากโรค
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.