Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27
हाटकेश्वरलिंगस्य नित्यं च प्रयतो नरः । अष्टमूर्तेः स सायुज्यं लभते नात्र संशयः
hāṭakeśvaraliṃgasya nityaṃ ca prayato naraḥ | aṣṭamūrteḥ sa sāyujyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
যি নৰ সদায় সংযমী হৈ, শুদ্ধ আচৰণেৰে, হাটকেশ্বৰ লিঙ্গৰ নিত্য পূজা কৰে, সি অষ্টমূৰ্তি প্ৰভুৰ সৈতে সায়ুজ্য লাভ কৰে—ইয়াত সন্দেহ নাই।
Narratorial voice within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa (traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-liṅga
Type: kshetra
Scene: A disciplined devotee approaches the Hāṭakeśvara-liṅga at dawn, offering water, bilva leaves, and lamp; above the liṅga, the Aṣṭamūrti forms appear as a mandala of elements and luminaries, culminating in a radiant union motif.
FAQs
Steady, disciplined daily devotion to a sacred liṅga is presented as a direct path to Śiva-realization (sāyujya).
The Hāṭakeśvara-liṅga, within the Stambhatīrtha/Somanātha sacred-region context of the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
Nitya-upāsanā: daily remembrance/worship performed with purity and discipline (prayata).