कन्यादान फलं तस्य नात्र कार्या विचारणा । क्षीरेण स्नापयेद्देवं तथा पंचामृतेन यः
kanyādāna phalaṃ tasya nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | kṣīreṇa snāpayeddevaṃ tathā paṃcāmṛtena yaḥ
Nakakamit niya ang bunga ng pag-aalay ng dalaga sa pag-aasawa—hindi na kailangan ng pag-aalinlangan. Ang sinumang nagpapaligo sa Panginoon sa gatas, at gayundin sa pañcāmṛta, ay tatamo ng gayong kabutihan.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Tirtha: Kumāreśa / Kumāreśvara-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a seaside Śaiva sanctum, devotees pour streams of milk and then pañcāmṛta over the liṅga of Kumāreśvara; vessels of honey, curd, ghee, sugar are arranged; priests chant while lamps flicker.
Devotional offerings to the deity at a famed tīrtha can confer the merit of major dharmic gifts when done with faith and purity.
Kumāreśvara-tīrtha, where such abhiṣeka is proclaimed highly meritorious.
Abhiṣeka of the deity with milk (kṣīra) and with pañcāmṛta.