Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
नाममात्रमपि त्र्यक्ष यस्ते कीर्तयति प्रभो । सोऽपि मुक्तिमवाप्नोति किं पुनः पूजने रतः
nāmamātramapi tryakṣa yaste kīrtayati prabho | so'pi muktimavāpnoti kiṃ punaḥ pūjane rataḥ
O Dreiaugiger Herr, wer auch nur Deinen Namen verkündet, o Meister, erlangt Befreiung. Wie viel mehr dann der, der sich Deiner Verehrung hingibt!
Narrative voice within the Māhātmya (speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee sings Śiva’s names with raised hands; sound waves or floral motifs emanate toward the liṅga; other pilgrims join, suggesting communal kīrtana; the shrine radiates grace.
FAQs
Śiva’s name itself is salvific; worship intensifies that liberating grace.
Not specified in this verse; the teaching is presented within a tīrtha-glorifying chapter.
Nāma-kīrtana (recitation/praise of Śiva’s name) and pūjā (worship) are highlighted as liberating practices.