Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
तदाप्रभृति राजेन्द्र स कन्थेश्वर उच्यते । तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण ह्यश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
tadāprabhṛti rājendra sa kantheśvara ucyate | tasya darśanamātreṇa hyaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
Dès lors, ô roi, on L’appelle Kantheśvara ; et par la seule vision de Lui, on obtient le fruit du sacrifice de l’Aśvamedha.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Kantheśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (राजेन्द्र)
Scene: A Śiva shrine known as Kantheśvara is revealed; the narrative emphasizes that mere darśana grants Aśvamedha fruit. The image can show the liṅga with a symbolic ragged mantle offered or displayed, recalling the origin.
FAQs
Darśana of a sanctified Śiva-sthāna can bestow merits comparable to great Vedic sacrifices, highlighting bhakti-accessible grace.
Kantheśvara, a Śiva site whose name is tied to the Lord’s kanthā (mantle).
Darśana (visiting and beholding the deity) is presented as the efficacious act; no additional ritual steps are specified here.