Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 108
अस्य लिंगस्य माहात्म्यं श्राद्धकाले तु यः पठेत् । पितॄणामक्षयं जायते नात्र संशयः
asya liṃgasya māhātmyaṃ śrāddhakāle tu yaḥ paṭhet | pitṝṇāmakṣayaṃ jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
જે શ્રાદ્ધકાળે આ લિંગના માહાત્મ્યનું પાઠ કરે છે, તેના પિતૃઓને અક્ષય ફળ પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે—એમાં સંશય નથી.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kumāreśa/Rāmeśvara liṅga (this liṅga)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Phālguna (contextual)
Scene: A householder performs śrāddha: kusa grass, piṇḍas, water libations; beside him a reader recites the liṅga’s māhātmya; ancestors are shown as subtle luminous figures receiving akṣaya offerings.
FAQs
Śaiva devotion supports pitṛ-dharma: reciting sacred glory at śrāddha yields enduring benefit for one’s lineage.
The liṅga praised in this section (Kumāreśa/Rāmeśvara) and its associated tīrtha.
Patha (recitation) of the liṅga māhātmya specifically during śrāddha-kāla.