Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
तस्मादन्योऽपि यस्तस्यां भक्त्या चागत्य शंकरम् । तमेव पूजयेद्भक्त्या स याति देवमन्दिरम्
tasmādanyo'pi yastasyāṃ bhaktyā cāgatya śaṃkaram | tameva pūjayedbhaktyā sa yāti devamandiram
Ainsi, quiconque vient en ce lieu avec dévotion et vénère avec bhakti ce même Śaṅkara, parvient à la demeure divine.
Sūta
Tirtha: Agastya-āśrama Śaṅkara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvija-uttama(s)
Scene: A line of pilgrims arrives at the hermitage shrine, offering worship to Śaṅkara; above, a luminous ‘deva-mandira’ (celestial temple) is hinted as the promised destination.
FAQs
Devotional imitation of the gods’ own worship—performed at the right place/time—leads the devotee to a divine state.
Agastya’s hermitage tīrtha, where Śaṅkara is worshiped.
Coming to the site and performing bhakti-filled pūjā of Śaṅkara, especially in the implied sacred occasion described previously.