Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9
यस्येन्द्रियाणि सर्वाणि वर्तंते शिवकर्मसु । स निस्तरति संसारं भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च विंदति
yasyendriyāṇi sarvāṇi vartaṃte śivakarmasu | sa nistarati saṃsāraṃ bhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca viṃdati
Wessen alle Sinne in Śivas Werken wirken, der überschreitet den Saṃsāra und erlangt sowohl weltliche Erfüllung als auch Befreiung.
Sūta (deduced; Brāhma/Brahmottara narrative style)
Scene: A symbolic tableau of the five senses offered to Śiva: eyes on the liṅga, ears to mantra, tongue chanting, hands performing abhiṣeka, mind shown as a calm halo; a river of saṃsāra behind being crossed by a bridge labeled ‘Śiva-karmas’.
FAQs
Whole-bodied devotion—aligning all senses with Śiva—grants both life’s aims and final freedom.
No single site is named; the verse establishes a general doctrine of Śiva-oriented practice that supports later tīrtha-māhātmya.
Continuous engagement in śiva-karma—acts such as pūjā, japa, service, and tīrtha-yātrā done for Śiva.