Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
एवं संस्नाप्य विधिवद्वासांसि परिधापयेत् । युवा सुवासा मंत्रेण सूक्ष्माणि विविधानि च
evaṃ saṃsnāpya vidhivadvāsāṃsi paridhāpayet | yuvā suvāsā maṃtreṇa sūkṣmāṇi vividhāni ca
یوں قاعدے کے مطابق غسل کرا کے اسے لباس پہنائے۔ ‘یُوَا سُوَاسا’ منتر کے ساتھ باریک اور طرح طرح کے کپڑے بھی نذر کرے۔
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: Following abhiṣeka, priests gently drape fresh garments over the consecrated form; folded fine cloths are stacked nearby; the mantra is chanted as the deity is adorned, with lamps and flowers completing the upacāra.
FAQs
Devotional care—bathing and clothing the sacred form—expresses reverence and completes the rite with dignity.
The focus is procedural within a tīrtha context; a specific place-name is not present in this verse.
After abhiṣeka/snāpana, offer garments—especially fine and varied cloth—while reciting ‘Yuvā Suvāsā’.