Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53
ईशानमाराध्य जपन्प्रणवं मुक्तिपाप्नुयात् । सर्वपापक्षये जाते शिवे भवति भावना
īśānamārādhya japanpraṇavaṃ muktipāpnuyāt | sarvapāpakṣaye jāte śive bhavati bhāvanā
ঈশানকে আরাধনা করে এবং প্রণব (ওঁ) জপ করলে মুক্তি লাভ হয়। সকল পাপ ক্ষয় হলে শিবে ভাবনা দৃঢ়ভাবে প্রতিষ্ঠিত হয়।
Narrator/teacher
Scene: A devotee seated in japa posture before a Śiva-liṅga; above, the Īśāna aspect radiates in the northern quarter; a stream of Oṃ syllables depicted as luminous beads entering the heart, while dark stains (pāpa) fade away.
FAQs
Worship of Śiva as Īśāna and Oṃ-japa purify sin and culminate in steady Śiva-centered contemplation that leads to liberation.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse teaches a universal Śaiva sādhanā.
Worship Īśāna (Śiva) and perform Praṇava (Oṃ) japa as a means toward purification and moksha.