Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63
ईश्वर उवाच । राजंस्ते परितुष्टोऽस्मि भक्त्या पुण्यस्तवेन च । अनन्यचेता यो नित्यं सदा मां पर्यपूजयः
īśvara uvāca | rājaṃste parituṣṭo'smi bhaktyā puṇyastavena ca | ananyacetā yo nityaṃ sadā māṃ paryapūjayaḥ
ईश्वर बोले—हे राजन्, तुम्हारी भक्ति और इस पुण्य स्तवन से मैं पूर्णतः प्रसन्न हूँ। तुमने अनन्य चित्त से नित्य, सदा मेरा ही पूजन किया है।
Śiva (Īśvara/Maheśvara)
Listener: Rājā (the king)
Scene: Śiva speaks to the king with a gentle, affirming gesture; Pārvatī listens approvingly; the king’s posture relaxes into gratitude as divine acceptance is declared.
FAQs
Ananya-bhakti—steady, undivided devotion and worship—pleases Śiva, especially when expressed through a puṇya-stava.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it highlights devotional qualification rather than place.
Continuous worship (nitya/sadā paryapūjā) and recitation of a meritorious hymn (puṇya-stava) are implied.