Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 86
इत्थं त्रिलोकमहितां शिवयोगिपूजां कृत्वा पुरातनभवेऽपि स राजसूनुः । निस्तीर्य दुःसहविपद्गणमाप्तराज्यश्चंद्रांगदस्य सुतया सह साधु रेमे
itthaṃ trilokamahitāṃ śivayogipūjāṃ kṛtvā purātanabhave'pi sa rājasūnuḥ | nistīrya duḥsahavipadgaṇamāptarājyaścaṃdrāṃgadasya sutayā saha sādhu reme
Demikianlah, bahkan dalam kelahiran terdahulu itu sang pangeran menunaikan pemujaan kepada para yogin Śiva yang dimuliakan di tiga loka. Setelah menyeberangi gugusan malapetaka yang tak tertanggungkan dan merebut kembali kerajaannya, ia hidup saleh dan bahagia bersama putri Candrāṅgada.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic narration)
Scene: A prince bows to a circle of Śaiva yogins—ash-smeared, matted hair, tridents and kamandalu nearby—offering water, flowers, and food; later, the same prince restored to the throne, seated beside Candrāṅgada’s daughter in a calm, righteous household scene.
FAQs
Serving Śiva’s yogins (Śiva-bhaktas) is praised as a three-world-honored merit that helps one overcome severe adversity and attain rightful prosperity.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies devotion expressed through honoring Śiva’s yogins.
Śiva-yogi-pūjā—reverential worship/service of Śiva’s yogins (saints/devotees)—is commended, though without detailed procedure here.