Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
पटस्थितं तस्य पापं चित्रो मार्जयति प्रिये । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन चित्रेशं पूजयेत्सदा । यः स्यात्पापयुतो वापि नरकं नैव पश्यति
paṭasthitaṃ tasya pāpaṃ citro mārjayati priye | tasmātsarvaprayatnena citreśaṃ pūjayetsadā | yaḥ syātpāpayuto vāpi narakaṃ naiva paśyati
Ô bien-aimée, Citra efface son péché comme s’il n’était qu’une peinture sur une étoffe. C’est pourquoi, de tout son effort, qu’on vénère toujours Citreśa. Même chargé de péchés, l’homme ne voit pas l’enfer.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Citreśa/Citreśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: An allegorical scene: a devotee’s ‘sins’ appear as painted stains on a cloth that are effortlessly wiped away by the personified power ‘Citra’/Citreśa; alongside, the devotee performs steadfast worship at the liṅga, symbolizing continual practice.
FAQs
Divine grace at a tīrtha can remove even deep moral burdens; sustained worship is recommended as a path of purification.
Citreśvara (Citreśa) in Prabhāsakṣetra.
Regular/continuous worship (sadā pūjayet) of Citreśvara with full effort.