Matsya Purana 267.8

267.8

snāpyātha pañcagavyena daghnā śuddhena vai tataḥ.
dadhikrāvṇoti mantreṇa snāpayed ratnavāriṇā .. 267.7

Cow's urine should be placed after reciting the sacred Gâyatrî, cowdung by reciting "Gandhadvârâ," milk after reciting "Âpyâyasva," curds by reciting "Dadhikrâvna," clarified butter after reciting 'Tejosî, etc," water after reciting "Tad Devasya—tvâ etc" All these are mixed and then Kuśa is thrown therein Thus Pañchagavya is prepared The idol should be bathed with this Panchagavya of the jar thus filled in —5-6

Afterwards they should be bathed with curds, and then with water repeating the mantra "Devasya tvâm" and then again with the Dadhikrâvn, etc, with the juice of fruits by reciting the mantra "Âpyâyasva," and then water should be sprinkled with Kuśı grass after reciting the mantra "Devasyatvâ," and then again with perfumed water after reciting the sacred Gâyatrî Then the idol of Lord Śiva should be bathed with 1000, 500, 125, 64, 32, 16, 8 or only with 4 jars [of water] These jars should be made of gold, silver, copper, brass, bell-metal or of earth if one cannot afford the more expensive ones. The following medicinal herbs should be mixed with the water in the jar, viz —(1) Sahadevî, (2) Vachâ, (3) Vyâghrî, (4) Balâ, (5) Atibalâ, (6) Śaṅkhyapuṣpî, (7) Siṁhî (8) Suvarchalâ These eight are necessary in the Mahâsnâna The powder of barley, Nivâra, sesamum, Syâmâka, Sâli rice, Priyangu, Vrîhi, should be rubbed on the idol before bathing it —7-16