Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81
महाकाल उवाच । प्रातर्मध्याह्नसायाह्ने शंकरं सर्वदा भजेत् । दर्शनात्स्पर्शनान्मर्त्यः कृततृत्यो भवेत्स्फुटम्
mahākāla uvāca | prātarmadhyāhnasāyāhne śaṃkaraṃ sarvadā bhajet | darśanātsparśanānmartyaḥ kṛtatṛtyo bhavetsphuṭam
মহাকালে ক’লে: প্ৰভাতে, মধ্যাহ্নে আৰু সন্ধ্যাত সদায় শংকৰক ভজনা-উপাসনা কৰিব লাগে। তেওঁৰ দৰ্শন আৰু স্পৰ্শে মর্ত্য স্পষ্টকৈ কৃতকৃত্য হয়।
Mahākāla
Tirtha: Mahākāla/Śaṅkara-sthāna (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee approaches a Śiva temple at dawn, noon, and dusk; the liṅga is adorned, lamps flare at sandhyā; the devotee performs darśana and reverent touch, attaining serene fulfillment.
FAQs
Regular, disciplined devotion to Śiva—anchored in darśana and reverent contact—brings inner completeness.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; Mahākāla speaks as a Śaiva authority within the Māheśvara-khaṇḍa setting.
Worship Śaṅkara three times daily (morning, midday, evening), emphasizing darśana (seeing) and sparśana (reverent touching).