Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
वैशाख्यां यो नरस्तत्र कृत्वा श्राद्धं समाहितः । ततः पश्यति देवेशं महाकाल इति स्मृतम् । पूजयेद्दक्षिणां मूर्तिं समाश्रित्य द्विजोत्तमाः
vaiśākhyāṃ yo narastatra kṛtvā śrāddhaṃ samāhitaḥ | tataḥ paśyati deveśaṃ mahākāla iti smṛtam | pūjayeddakṣiṇāṃ mūrtiṃ samāśritya dvijottamāḥ
যি ব্যক্তি বৈশাখ মাহত তাত একাগ্ৰচিত্তে শ্রাদ্ধ কৰে, তাৰ পিছত তেওঁ দেবেশ্বৰক—মহাকাল নামে খ্যাত—দৰ্শন কৰে। হে দ্বিজোত্তমসকল, দক্ষিণমুখী মূৰ্তিৰ আশ্ৰয় লৈ পূজা কৰা উচিত।
Sūta
Tirtha: Ujjayinī—Mahākāla
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ (addressed)
Scene: A pilgrim in Vaiśākha performs śrāddha offerings with calm concentration near the sacred precinct, then proceeds to behold Mahākāla and worship the southern-facing form (Dakṣiṇāmūrti aspect) with folded hands and lamps.
FAQs
Ancestral duty (śrāddha) performed at a Śiva-kṣetra, with concentration and devotion, becomes a direct means to divine vision and grace.
Ujjayinī (Ujjain), centered on the worship and vision of Mahākāla.
Perform śrāddha in Vaiśākha at Ujjayinī with a focused mind, and worship the south-facing form (dakṣiṇā mūrti).