Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
लिंगानि नार्मदेयानि पूजयिष्यंति ये नराः । तेषां रुद्रमयो देहो भविष्यति न संशयः । चातुर्मास्ये विशेषेण लिंगपूजा महाफला । चातुर्मास्ये रुद्रजपं हरपूजा शिवे रतिः
liṃgāni nārmadeyāni pūjayiṣyaṃti ye narāḥ | teṣāṃ rudramayo deho bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa liṃgapūjā mahāphalā | cāturmāsye rudrajapaṃ harapūjā śive ratiḥ
الذين يعبدون لِـينغات إقليم نَرْمَدَا، فإن أجسادهم تصير مشبعة برودرا؛ لا شكّ في ذلك. ولا سيّما في زمن تشاتورماسيا (Cāturmāsya) تكون عبادة اللِّينغا عظيمة الثمرة. وفي تشاتورماسيا يُمدَح جَپَا رودرا، وعبادة هارا، والتعلّق التعبّدي بشِيفا.
Gālava
Tirtha: Narmadeya-liṅga-kṣetra (Narmadā corridor)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A procession of Narmadā-side liṅga shrines; devotees perform abhiṣeka and offer bilva; a subtle Rudra-aura (fiery yet calm) envelops the worshippers, signifying ‘Rudra-maya’ embodiment; monsoon clouds indicate Cāturmāsya.
FAQs
Worship shapes the worshipper: sustained devotion to Śiva makes one partake of Rudra’s nature (rudramayatā).
The Narmadā region (Nārmadeya) and its sacred liṅgas, within the Amarakantaka–Narmadā tīrtha setting.
Liṅga-pūjā, Rudra-japa, and Hara/Śiva worship—especially recommended during Cāturmāsya.