Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 103
वारिक्षरदधिक्षौद्रघृतेनेक्षुरसेन च । स्नापयेन्मूलमन्त्रेण जलधूपार्चनात्पृथक्
vārikṣaradadhikṣaudraghṛtenekṣurasena ca | snāpayenmūlamantreṇa jaladhūpārcanātpṛthak
以清水、糖、酸乳（dadhi）、蜂蜜、酥油（ghee）及甘蔗汁等，应以根本真言为（林伽）沐浴——此与另行供水、供香与正式礼拜之诸仪分别而行。
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Multiple vessels are arranged: water, sugar, curd, honey, ghee, and sugarcane juice; the priest performs sequential abhiṣeka while assistants hold incense and flower trays for later, emphasizing distinct ritual phases.
FAQs
Ritual devotion is both symbolic and disciplined—each offering has its place, and mantra sanctifies the act.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse focuses on abhiṣeka substances and ritual separation of acts.
Bathe the liṅga with specified sweet and pure substances while reciting the mūlamantra, keeping this abhiṣeka distinct from separate offerings like water (jala), incense (dhūpa), and formal arcana.