Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 104
लेभे कुठारमुज्जह्ने येनार्जुनभुजान्युधि । अग्रतो देवदेवस्य ज्ञात्वा तीर्थे महागुणान्
lebhe kuṭhāramujjahne yenārjunabhujānyudhi | agrato devadevasya jñātvā tīrthe mahāguṇān
He obtained the axe by which he cut down Arjuna’s arms in battle—having first come before the God of gods and understood the great excellences of that sacred tīrtha.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Paraśurāma kneels before a liṅga; Śiva’s presence is suggested as a radiant form; the axe (kuṭhāra) appears as a divine gift; a battle vignette shows Arjuna’s arms being severed.
FAQs
Knowing a tīrtha’s greatness and approaching Śiva with reverence makes divine empowerment (śakti) fruitful and dharmic.
The tīrtha connected to the Kumāreśa/Rāmeśvara liṅga within Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
Darśana (approaching in the presence) of Deva-deva and recognizing the tīrtha’s mahā-guṇas as part of pilgrimage devotion.