Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 101
अर्द्धेन स्नापयेत्पूर्वं कुर्याच्च मलघर्षणम् । सर्वेण स्नापयेत्पश्चात्पूजयेत्स्नापयेत्ततः
arddhena snāpayetpūrvaṃ kuryācca malagharṣaṇam | sarveṇa snāpayetpaścātpūjayetsnāpayettataḥ
پہلے پانی کے ایک حصے سے لِنگ کو غسل دے اور میل کچیل کو رگڑ کر دور کرے۔ پھر پورے پانی سے غسل دے؛ اس کے بعد پوجا کرے اور مقررہ طریقے کے مطابق دوبارہ اَبھِشیک کرے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A devotee in a Śiva-temple begins abhiṣeka: first a small stream of water, then careful rubbing to remove impurities, followed by a full bathing of the liṅga; lamps and attendants wait for the subsequent pūjā.
FAQs
Purification is gradual and ordered—first removing impurity, then completing consecrated worship with fullness and care.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse teaches general Shaiva abhiṣeka sequencing.
Do a preliminary partial bath and impurity-removal (malagharṣaṇa), then a full bath; proceed to pūjā and further bathing as directed.