स्वर्धेनुपयसा स्नाप्य दिव्यैश्चा मृतपंचकैः । भवश्चाथ भवानी च पूजयामास भक्तितः
svardhenupayasā snāpya divyaiścā mṛtapaṃcakaiḥ | bhavaścātha bhavānī ca pūjayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ
以天界如意母牛之乳为主沐浴,又以五种神圣甘露(五甘露,pañcāmṛta)灌沐之后,婆伐(湿婆)与婆伐尼(帕尔瓦蒂)便以虔敬之心礼拜供养。
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Dvārakā Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dvārakā Kṛṣṇa-sannidhi (abhisheka-sthala)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva and Pārvatī stand before Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s icon, performing abhiṣeka with celestial cow’s milk and pañcāmṛta; attendants hold golden vessels; the sanctum glows with lamps and incense.
Devotion (bhakti) expressed through reverent worship and sacred bathing is honored, even when performed by the highest deities.
Dvārakā, presented in the Skanda Purāṇa as a supremely meritorious sacred abode of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Snāna/abhiṣeka using pañcāmṛta (five nectars) and other divine offerings for worship.