Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 107
कुमारेशस्य माहात्म्यं कीर्तयेद्यस्तदग्रतः । ये च श्रृण्वंत्यनुदिनं रुद्रलोके वसंति ते
kumāreśasya māhātmyaṃ kīrtayedyastadagrataḥ | ye ca śrṛṇvaṃtyanudinaṃ rudraloke vasaṃti te
Quiconque célèbre la grandeur de Kumāreśa en sa propre présence—et ceux qui l’écoutent chaque jour—demeurent assurément dans le monde de Rudra.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kumāreśa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Phālguna (contextually continuing)
Scene: A small assembly seated before the deity; one devotee recites from a palm-leaf manuscript while others listen daily; above, a luminous vision of Rudra-loka signifies the promised abode.
FAQs
Kīrtana (recitation) and śravaṇa (listening) of a tīrtha’s māhātmya are themselves potent spiritual practices leading to Śiva’s realm.
Kumāreśa’s sacred presence (liṅga and its tīrtha) within Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
Recite the Kumāreśa māhātmya before the deity and listen to it regularly (anudinam).