Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10
शिवभक्तियुतो मर्त्यश्चांडालः पुल्कसोपि च । नारी नरो वा षंढो वा सद्यो मुच्येत संसृतेः
śivabhaktiyuto martyaścāṃḍālaḥ pulkasopi ca | nārī naro vā ṣaṃḍho vā sadyo mucyeta saṃsṛteḥ
មនុស្សណាម្នាក់ដែលមានភក្តិចំពោះព្រះសិវៈ—សូម្បីជាចណ្ឌាល ឬពុលកស; មិនថាស្ត្រី បុរស ឬភេទមិនច្បាស់—ក៏អាចរួចផុតពីវដ្តសំសារបានភ្លាមៗ។
Sūta (deduced; Brāhma/Brahmottara narrative style)
Scene: Śiva as compassionate lord extending blessing-hand to a diverse group: a caṇḍāla devotee, a pulkasa, women and men, and an intersex/ambiguous-sex devotee—each with folded hands; chains of saṃsāra breaking behind them.
FAQs
Śiva-bhakti is spiritually decisive and surpasses social identity, opening liberation to all.
None is named in this verse; it supports the broader Śaiva-māhātmya that later anchors to Ujjayinī/Mahākāla.
The emphasis is on possessing and cultivating Śiva-bhakti (devotion), rather than a specific rite.