Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76
यथैव लिंगानि सुपूजितानि सप्तात्र मुख्यानि महाफलानि । भीमेश्वरं लिंगमिदं तथैव समस्तपापापहरं सुपूज्यम्
yathaiva liṃgāni supūjitāni saptātra mukhyāni mahāphalāni | bhīmeśvaraṃ liṃgamidaṃ tathaiva samastapāpāpaharaṃ supūjyam
ಇಲ್ಲಿನ ಏಳು ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಲಿಂಗಗಳು ಸುಪೂಜಿತವಾದರೆ ಮಹಾಫಲ ನೀಡುವಂತೆ, ಈ ಭೀಮೇಶ್ವರ ಲಿಂಗವೂ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಪಾಪಗಳನ್ನು ಅಪಹರಿಸುವುದು; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಇದನ್ನು ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಸುಪೂಜಿಸಬೇಕು.
Sūta (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration context)
Tirtha: Bhīmeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred complex showing seven prominent liṅga shrines, with Bhīmeśvara highlighted as equally radiant; pilgrims move in a clockwise circuit offering bilva and lamps; the composition conveys ‘many shrines—one Śiva’ unity.
FAQs
Sacred places are mapped through specific liṅgas; devoted worship at such focal icons is praised as a powerful purifier.
The local kṣetra featuring Bhīmeśvara and a set of seven principal liṅgas (as described in this Kaumārikākhaṇḍa passage).
Liṅga-pūjā performed properly (supūjita) with reverence, emphasizing Bhīmeśvara as especially efficacious.