Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
तव नामापि संकीर्त्य प्रयाति त्रिदिवालयम् । महादेव महादेव महादेवेति कीर्तनात्
tava nāmāpi saṃkīrtya prayāti tridivālayam | mahādeva mahādeva mahādeveti kīrtanāt
তোমাৰ নামো সংকীৰ্তন কৰিলে জীৱ ত্ৰিদিৱৰ ধামলৈ গমন কৰে। ‘মহাদেৱ, মহাদেৱ, মহাদেৱ’ বুলি কীৰ্তন কৰিলেই সেই ফল লাভ হয়।
Devāḥ (the gods)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee with folded hands repeats “Mahādeva” thrice; above, a luminous Śiva-form or liṅga radiates, and a celestial pathway opens toward svarga-like realms.
FAQs
Nāma-kīrtana of Mahādeva is a direct, accessible path to spiritual upliftment and heavenly attainment.
The verse glorifies the divine Name rather than a named geography; within tīrtha-māhātmya it supports the idea that pilgrimage is crowned by devotion.
Kīrtana/japa of the Name ‘Mahādeva’ is explicitly presented as the efficacious practice.