Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29
अखंडितैर्बिल्वपत्रैः श्रद्धया स्वयमाहृतैः । लिंगप्रपूजनं कृत्वा वर्षलक्षं वसेद्दिवि
akhaṃḍitairbilvapatraiḥ śraddhayā svayamāhṛtaiḥ | liṃgaprapūjanaṃ kṛtvā varṣalakṣaṃ vaseddivi
ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆಯಿಂದ ಸ್ವತಃ ತಂದ ಅಖಂಡ ಬಿಲ್ವಪತ್ರಗಳಿಂದ ಶಿವಲಿಂಗವನ್ನು ವಿಧಿಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಪೂಜಿಸಿದವನು ಸ್ವರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಲಕ್ಷ ವರ್ಷ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Narrator (contextual; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa typically Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Scene: A devotee collects bilva leaves from a tree with reverence, then performs elaborate liṅga worship; the concluding vision hints at celestial realms (svarga) as a luminous backdrop.
FAQs
Faithful, careful offerings in Śiva worship—especially pure, intact bilva leaves—are praised as highly meritorious.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes the general dharma of Śiva-liṅga worship.
Perform liṅga worship using unbroken bilva leaves that one has personally collected with śraddhā.