Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 140
शैवाः पाशुपताश्चैव तथा कापालिकाश्च ये । महाव्रतधराश्चान्ये शिवभक्तिपरायणाः
śaivāḥ pāśupatāścaiva tathā kāpālikāśca ye | mahāvratadharāścānye śivabhaktiparāyaṇāḥ
Es kamen Śaivas, Pāśupatas und auch Kāpālikas, dazu andere Träger des großen Gelübdes (mahāvrata), ganz in Bhakti der Verehrung Śivas hingegeben.
An unnamed man (describing Śaiva groups at the festival)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A procession-like gathering of varied Śaiva ascetics—Pāśupatas with ash-smeared bodies and rudrākṣa, Kāpālikas with fierce emblems, and mahāvratins—arriving at a sacred precinct with liṅga-shrines and banners of Nandin.
FAQs
The tīrtha draws diverse Śaiva paths together; steadfast vows and devotion converge in the pursuit of Śiva.
The site is presented as a powerful Śaiva pilgrimage center, evidenced by the presence of multiple Śaiva orders; the precise name is contextual.
Mahāvrata (great vow observances) is referenced as a defining discipline among certain ascetics.