Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
एवमुक्त्वा स भगवांस्ततश्चादर्शनं गतः । चंडशर्मापि तं हृष्टः पूजयामास तत्त्वतः
evamuktvā sa bhagavāṃstataścādarśanaṃ gataḥ | caṃḍaśarmāpi taṃ hṛṣṭaḥ pūjayāmāsa tattvataḥ
Nachdem der Erhabene so gesprochen hatte, entschwand Er dem Blick. Und Caṇḍaśarman, von Freude erfüllt, verehrte jenen (Liṅga) gemäß dem wahren Ritus und rechter Erkenntnis.
Narrator (implied Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta in the Nāgara-khaṇḍa frame)
Tirtha: Nāgareśvara (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous divine figure fades into subtle light, leaving the devotee Caṇḍaśarman in ecstatic joy, immediately beginning meticulous liṅga-pūjā with offerings arranged in order.
FAQs
After divine guidance, the devotee’s responsibility is disciplined practice—worship performed rightly and sincerely.
The scene continues at the Nāgareśvara-liṅga location, highlighting it as a place of divine encounter and ongoing worship.
Pūjā performed tattvataḥ—properly, in line with correct principles and devotion.