Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76
यथैव लिंगानि सुपूजितानि सप्तात्र मुख्यानि महाफलानि । भीमेश्वरं लिंगमिदं तथैव समस्तपापापहरं सुपूज्यम्
yathaiva liṃgāni supūjitāni saptātra mukhyāni mahāphalāni | bhīmeśvaraṃ liṃgamidaṃ tathaiva samastapāpāpaharaṃ supūjyam
De même que les sept liṅga principaux d’ici, lorsqu’ils sont dûment vénérés, accordent de grands fruits, de même ce liṅga de Bhīmeśvara doit être honoré avec dévotion, car il efface tous les péchés.
Sūta (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration context)
Tirtha: Bhīmeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred complex showing seven prominent liṅga shrines, with Bhīmeśvara highlighted as equally radiant; pilgrims move in a clockwise circuit offering bilva and lamps; the composition conveys ‘many shrines—one Śiva’ unity.
FAQs
Sacred places are mapped through specific liṅgas; devoted worship at such focal icons is praised as a powerful purifier.
The local kṣetra featuring Bhīmeśvara and a set of seven principal liṅgas (as described in this Kaumārikākhaṇḍa passage).
Liṅga-pūjā performed properly (supūjita) with reverence, emphasizing Bhīmeśvara as especially efficacious.