Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
सूत उवाच । सा प्रविष्टा समं तेन सुपुण्यममरेश्वरम् । माघकृष्णचतुर्दश्यां न मृत्युर्यत्र विद्यते
sūta uvāca | sā praviṣṭā samaṃ tena supuṇyamamareśvaram | māghakṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ na mṛtyuryatra vidyate
Sūta dit : « Elle entra avec lui dans le sanctuaire d’Amareśvara, d’un mérite suprême. Au quatorzième jour de la quinzaine sombre de Māgha, là, la mort ne l’emporte pas. »
Sūta
Tirtha: Amareśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Sūta reveals the secret: the maiden and the sage enter the supremely meritorious Amareśvara shrine on Māgha dark caturdaśī; the temple radiates an aura of deathlessness, with Śiva’s presence overwhelming Yama’s domain.
FAQs
Śiva-kṣetras are portrayed as zones of transcendent protection, where time and mortality are subdued by sacred merit.
Amareśvara, a Śiva shrine/tīrtha celebrated as supremely meritorious and associated with freedom from death on a sacred tithi.
Observance tied to Māgha kṛṣṇa caturdaśī at Amareśvara (implying pilgrimage/worship on that date).