Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तद्दृष्ट्वा तु महादेवि स्पृष्ट्वा च सुसमाहितः । संपूज्य विधिवद्भक्त्या मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषात्
taddṛṣṭvā tu mahādevi spṛṣṭvā ca susamāhitaḥ | saṃpūjya vidhivadbhaktyā mucyate sarvakilbiṣāt
হে মহাদেবী! তা দর্শন করে, মন সংযত রেখে স্পর্শ করে, এবং বিধিপূর্বক ভক্তিসহ পূজা করলে মানুষ সকল কলুষ ও পাপ থেকে মুক্ত হয়।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Uttaṅkeśvara
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A pilgrim stands before the Uttaṅkeśvara liṅga, hands steady, eyes lowered in concentration; he touches the liṅga reverently and performs orderly pūjā—water pouring, bilva leaves, lamp—while a subtle aura suggests ‘kilbiṣa’ dissolving.
FAQs
Reverent engagement—seeing, touching, and worshipping with inner focus—purifies the devotee.
Uttaṅkeśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Perform darśana (seeing), sparśana (touching) with concentration, and vidhi-vat pūjā (rule-based worship) with bhakti.