एवं मत्वा मया लिंगं स्नापितं पयसा सदा । एतद्यूथं परित्यज्य भक्त्या पूतेन चेतसा
evaṃ matvā mayā liṃgaṃ snāpitaṃ payasā sadā | etadyūthaṃ parityajya bhaktyā pūtena cetasā
یہ جان کر میں ہمیشہ دودھ سے لِنگ کا ابھیشیک کرتی رہی ہوں۔ اس ریوڑ کو پیچھے چھوڑ کر، بھکتی سے پاک دل کے ساتھ…
Nandinī
Tirtha: Camatkārapura (liṅga within)
Type: temple
Listener: The king
Scene: A devotee performs kṣīrābhiṣeka: white milk streams over a dark stone liṅga, with bilva leaves and a small lamp; nearby, cows/herd imagery hints at Nandinī’s pastoral identity; the devotee turns away from the herd, mind intent on Śiva.
Devotional service (bhakti) expressed through worship becomes purifying; even simple offerings like milk-abhiṣeka are exalted in tīrtha contexts.
The worship is directed to the Liṅga associated with Camatkārapura-kṣetra, the chapter’s central sacred site.
Liṅga-snāna/abhiṣeka with milk (payas) is explicitly mentioned as Nandinī’s regular act of worship.