Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
बभ्राम तानि लिंगानि पूजयन्ती प्रभक्तितः । क्रमेणैव तु संप्राप्ता हाटकेश्वरसंभवम्
babhrāma tāni liṃgāni pūjayantī prabhaktitaḥ | krameṇaiva tu saṃprāptā hāṭakeśvarasaṃbhavam
Elle erra vers ces liṅga, les honorant d’une dévotion fervente ; et, peu à peu, elle parvint à la sainte présence de Hāṭakeśvara.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sādhvī pilgrim moves from shrine to shrine, offering flowers and water to liṅgas; finally she stands before the sanctum of Hāṭakeśvara, the liṅga radiant, the air thick with incense.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is fulfilled by bhakti expressed as liṅga-pūjā; devotion turns travel into transformative worship.
Hāṭakeśvara is highlighted as a significant Śaiva sacred presence reached at the culmination of a sequence of tīrtha visits.
Liṅga-pūjā (worship of Śiva-liṅgas) is the key devotional act described as accompanying the tīrtha journey.