Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
गंडूषवारिणा तेन स्नपनं च कृतं महत् । बिल्वपत्रैरसंख्यातैरर्चनं महत्कृतम्
gaṃḍūṣavāriṇā tena snapanaṃ ca kṛtaṃ mahat | bilvapatrairasaṃkhyātairarcanaṃ mahatkṛtam
ด้วยน้ำกัณฑูษะนั้น เขากระทำการสรงสนานอภิเษกอันยิ่งใหญ่; และด้วยใบมะตูมศักดิ์สิทธิ์นับไม่ถ้วน จึงเกิดอรจนาอันใหญ่หลวง
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas
Scene: Water poured (here from a mouthful) streams over a stone liṅga; a shower of bilva leaves covers it, forming a green mantle; the scene reads as a full pūjā despite its accidental origin.
FAQs
Even simple offerings—water and bilva leaves—become ‘great’ when performed with earnest devotion to Śiva.
The Kedāra sphere (Kedārakhaṇḍa) where Śiva’s worship and its merits are praised.
Snapana (ritual ablution) and arcana using innumerable bilva leaves.