Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
जापकानां सहस्राणि वैष्मवानां तथैव च । शैवानां च विधिं विष्णुं स्थाणुं चाप्यन्वमूमुचन्
jāpakānāṃ sahasrāṇi vaiṣmavānāṃ tathaiva ca | śaivānāṃ ca vidhiṃ viṣṇuṃ sthāṇuṃ cāpyanvamūmucan
জপকারীদের সহস্র সহস্র দল—বৈষ্ণবও, শৈবও—বিধি (ব্রহ্মা), বিষ্ণু এবং স্থাণু (শিব)-কেও অনুসরণ ও পূজা করল।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deductive, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: A vast gathering of thousands of japa practitioners—some with Vaiṣṇava marks, some with Śaiva marks—moving together in reverence toward Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva.
FAQs
True devotion is expansive: japa and worship can honor the divine functions harmoniously without sectarian hostility.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse highlights devotional communities and their practice.
Japa (repetitive sacred recitation) is implicitly praised as a widespread discipline among Vaiṣṇavas and Śaivas.