Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
यस्तस्य पुरतो भक्त्या नीलरुद्रा न्सदा जपेत् । प्राणरुद्रान्विशेषेण भवरुद्रसमन्वितान्
yastasya purato bhaktyā nīlarudrā nsadā japet | prāṇarudrānviśeṣeṇa bhavarudrasamanvitān
Quiconque, avec dévotion, répète sans cesse devant Lui les mantras des Nīla-Rudras —en particulier les Prāṇa-Rudras, avec le Bhava-Rudra— reçoit le bienfait promis.
Pippalāda (contextual attribution within this māhātmya passage)
Tirtha: Kaṃsārīśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee sits in padmāsana before the liṅga, counting a rudrākṣa mālā; around the liṅga appear subtle blue-hued Rudra aspects (Nīla-Rudras) as a protective circle; breath is depicted as luminous streams (Prāṇa-Rudras).
FAQs
Devotional japa of Rudra-forms in the deity’s presence is upheld as a direct means to protection and spiritual purification.
The shrine/field of the presiding deity in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra associated with Kaṃsāreśvara.
Daily japa of Nīla-Rudras—especially Prāṇa-Rudras with Bhava-Rudra—performed before the deity.