Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
स्नात्वा तत्रैव विधिवच्छृंगेशं पूजयेन्नरः । मुक्तः स्यात्पातकैः सर्वैरृष्यशृंगो यथा पुरा
snātvā tatraiva vidhivacchṛṃgeśaṃ pūjayennaraḥ | muktaḥ syātpātakaiḥ sarvairṛṣyaśṛṃgo yathā purā
Having bathed there itself, a man should worship Śṛṅgeśa according to the due rite. He becomes freed from all sins—just as Ṛṣyaśṛṅga was in ancient times.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Śṛṅgeśvara
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Pilgrim at a sacred water-spot near Śṛṅgeśvara performs snāna, then approaches the liṅga with bilva leaves; a side vignette shows Ṛṣyaśṛṅga as a serene rishi, symbolizing purification.
FAQs
Purification is linked to disciplined ritual—bathing and worship performed ‘vidhivat’ (properly) at a sanctified place.
Śṛṅgeśvara/Śṛṅgeśa in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
Snāna (bathing) at the site and vidhivat pūjā (proper worship) of Śṛṅgeśa.