Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 190
विकृतिं यांति पश्चात्ते कष्टं वध्या भवंति मे । पत्रेण पुष्पमात्रेण ओंकारेण शिवेन च । मुक्तिं याति नरो देव भवभक्तिं करोतु कः
vikṛtiṃ yāṃti paścātte kaṣṭaṃ vadhyā bhavaṃti me | patreṇa puṣpamātreṇa oṃkāreṇa śivena ca | muktiṃ yāti naro deva bhavabhaktiṃ karotu kaḥ
Danach verfallen sie der Perversion; sie werden schwer zu bändigen und müssen von mir getötet werden. Doch ein Mensch erlangt Befreiung, o Gott, bloß mit einem Blatt, nur mit einer Blume, mit der Silbe Oṃ und mit dem Namen ‚Śiva‘ – wer würde da noch Hingabe an das weltliche Werden pflegen?
Viṣṇu (continuing from preceding verse)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maheśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Viṣṇu speaks with a mix of concern and philosophical resignation: asuras become perverse and must be slain; juxtaposed is a humble devotee offering a single leaf and flower before a Śiva-liṅga, with the syllable Oṃ radiating above.
FAQs
Liberation is accessible through simple, sincere Śiva-bhakti—offering a leaf or flower and remembering Oṃ and Śiva—so one should not cling to saṃsāric attachment.
The teaching is embedded in the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya section of Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
Simple worship: offering a leaf (patra) or flower (puṣpa), and japa/remembrance of Oṃkāra and the name ‘Śiva’.