Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
मूलस्थानं च देवेश संस्नाप्य प्रविलेपयेत् । पूजयिष्यति वस्त्राद्यैः स्वशक्त्या भूषणैस्तथा
mūlasthānaṃ ca deveśa saṃsnāpya pravilepayet | pūjayiṣyati vastrādyaiḥ svaśaktyā bhūṣaṇaistathā
噫，诸天之主！于穆拉斯塔那（Mūlasthāna）为神像沐浴之后，当以香膏涂抹；并应随己之力，以衣服等供品及诸饰物而礼供。
Devas (ritual instruction within the tīrtha-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Mūlasthāna
Type: kshetra
Listener: Deveśa (vocative used within the instruction)
Scene: Inside a sanctum: priest/pilgrim pours water/milk over the deity (abhiṣeka), then applies sandal paste and dresses the icon with cloth and ornaments.
FAQs
True worship combines reverence with humility—offer according to your means, yet with full devotion and care.
Mūlasthāna in the Dvārakā Māhātmya sacred landscape.
Ritual bathing of the deity/site, anointing with unguents, and pūjā with garments and ornaments according to one’s ability.