अज्ञानतापसंतप्त प्राणिप्राणैकरक्षिभिः । पंचामृतानां कलशैः स्नपनातिफलप्रदैः
ajñānatāpasaṃtapta prāṇiprāṇaikarakṣibhiḥ | paṃcāmṛtānāṃ kalaśaiḥ snapanātiphalapradaiḥ
Với những bình pañcāmṛta—đấng gìn giữ hơi thở sinh mệnh của hữu tình bị thiêu đốt bởi sức nóng vô minh—ngài cử hành lễ tắm gội, ban quả phúc vô cùng lớn lao.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Śiva-snāpana with pañcāmṛta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Golden pitchers filled with pañcāmṛta are lifted; streams of white, honeyed, and translucent liquids pour in layered ribbons during snāpana; the devotee’s face shows relief as the ‘heat of ignorance’ is visually rendered as fading red haze.
Ignorance is a burning affliction; Śiva-abhiṣeka—especially with pañcāmṛta—symbolizes cooling, healing, and life-protecting grace.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), where liṅga-worship and abhiṣeka are praised as exceptionally merit-giving.
Pañcāmṛta-snapana (pañcāmṛta abhiṣeka)—bathing the liṅga with the five nectars using kalaśas.