Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75
ज्येष्ठमासे कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दश्यामुपोषितः । रात्रौ संपूज्य भीमेशं जन्मपापाद्विमुच्यते
jyeṣṭhamāse kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśyāmupoṣitaḥ | rātrau saṃpūjya bhīmeśaṃ janmapāpādvimucyate
Barang siapa berpuasa pada caturdaśī, hari keempat belas paruh gelap bulan Jyeṣṭha, lalu pada malam hari memuja Bhīmeśa dengan bhakti sepenuhnya, ia terbebas dari dosa yang terkumpul sejak lahir.
Sūta (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration context)
Tirtha: Bhīmeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Night at the Bhīmeśvara temple: a devotee fasting, seated with folded hands; lamps flicker; the liṅga is bathed and adorned; moonlight suggests kṛṣṇa pakṣa caturdaśī; atmosphere of quiet intensity and purification.
FAQs
Disciplined fasting joined with heartfelt night-worship of Śiva is taught as a direct means to purify even long-standing karmic faults.
The verse glorifies the sanctity of Bhīmeśa/Bhīmeśvara in the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa’s local Śaiva sacred geography (Sthala Māhātmya).
Upavāsa (fasting) on Jyeṣṭha kṛṣṇapakṣa caturdaśī and nighttime pūjā of Bhīmeśa.