Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81
महाकाल उवाच । प्रातर्मध्याह्नसायाह्ने शंकरं सर्वदा भजेत् । दर्शनात्स्पर्शनान्मर्त्यः कृततृत्यो भवेत्स्फुटम्
mahākāla uvāca | prātarmadhyāhnasāyāhne śaṃkaraṃ sarvadā bhajet | darśanātsparśanānmartyaḥ kṛtatṛtyo bhavetsphuṭam
महाकाल बोले—प्रातः, मध्याह्न और सायंकाल सदा शंकर का भजन-पूजन करे। उनके दर्शन और स्पर्श से मनुष्य निश्चय ही कृतकृत्य हो जाता है।
Mahākāla
Tirtha: Mahākāla/Śaṅkara-sthāna (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee approaches a Śiva temple at dawn, noon, and dusk; the liṅga is adorned, lamps flare at sandhyā; the devotee performs darśana and reverent touch, attaining serene fulfillment.
FAQs
Regular, disciplined devotion to Śiva—anchored in darśana and reverent contact—brings inner completeness.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; Mahākāla speaks as a Śaiva authority within the Māheśvara-khaṇḍa setting.
Worship Śaṅkara three times daily (morning, midday, evening), emphasizing darśana (seeing) and sparśana (reverent touching).