Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11
निकुंभेश्वरमालोक्य निकुंभगणपूजितम् । पूजयित्वा व्रजन्ग्रामं कार्यसिद्धिमवाप्नुयात् । कुबेरेश समीपेतु शिवलोके महीयते
nikuṃbheśvaramālokya nikuṃbhagaṇapūjitam | pūjayitvā vrajangrāmaṃ kāryasiddhimavāpnuyāt | kubereśa samīpetu śivaloke mahīyate
Having beheld Nikuṃbheśvara—worshipped by the gaṇas of Nikuṃbha—and having offered worship, when one returns to one’s village, one attains success in one’s undertakings. And near Kubereśa, one is honored in Śiva’s world.
Skanda
Tirtha: Nikuṃbheśvara (and proximity merit near Kubereśa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim beholds Nikuṃbheśvara, worshipped by attendant gaṇas; later, returning to the village, the pilgrim’s endeavors succeed; a final vision shows honor in Śivaloka near Kubereśa.
FAQs
Darśana and pūjā of Śiva in Kāśī transform worldly duties into dharmic success and uplift the soul toward Śivaloka.
Nikuṃbheśvara-liṅga, with an additional reference to the sacred vicinity of Kubereśa in Kāśī.
Ālokana (darśana) and pūjā of Nikuṃbheśvara; the promised fruit is kāryasiddhi and honor in Śivaloka.