Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 76
मुच्यंते मानवास्तद्वच्छतानंदेश्वरादपि । तस्मिन्दिने विहितया ताभ्यां चैव प्रपूजया
mucyaṃte mānavāstadvacchatānaṃdeśvarādapi | tasmindine vihitayā tābhyāṃ caiva prapūjayā
«De même, les hommes sont délivrés aussi par Śatānandeśvara, grâce au culte dûment prescrit rendu aux deux en ce jour-là.»
Gautama (continuation)
Tirtha: Śatānandeśvara (with paired worship alongside the other deity)
Type: kshetra
Listener: (contextual) king/pilgrims
Scene: Pilgrims complete a two-shrine circuit: first at Hāṭakeśvara, then at Śatānandeśvara; priests perform abhiṣeka and ārati; the atmosphere is calm, promising liberation.
FAQs
Properly performed worship at a sanctified time can become a means to liberation, not merely worldly merit.
The tīrtha-region honoring Hāṭakeśvara together with Śatānandeśvara, both praised as liberating.
A prescribed (vihita) special worship (prapūjā) of both deities on “that day” mentioned in the surrounding context.