Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30
तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण क्लेशेन क्षेत्रसाधनैः । यैरहं तोषितः पृथ्व्यां त एते मनुजोत्तमाः
tapasā brahmacaryeṇa kleśena kṣetrasādhanaiḥ | yairahaṃ toṣitaḥ pṛthvyāṃ ta ete manujottamāḥ
Par l’austérité, par la discipline du brahmacarya, par les épreuves et par les pratiques accomplies dans les lieux saints—ceux qui m’ont satisfait sur la terre : ce sont eux, en vérité, les meilleurs des hommes.
Śiva (Mahādeva/Śaṅkara)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva speaks with didactic calm; behind him, a visual montage suggests human sādhakas performing austerities—fasting, japa, celibate restraint, circumambulation of shrines—whose merit transforms them into radiant attendants.
FAQs
Śiva declares that disciplined austerity, brahmacarya, and sincere kṣetra-observances are powerful means to earn divine grace.
No single tirtha is named; the verse broadly praises kṣetra-sādhana—devotional disciplines performed in sacred places.
General prescriptions are implied: tapas (austerity), brahmacarya (restraint), and observances tied to kṣetras (pilgrimage disciplines).