Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततः पार्थेश्वरं गच्छेदेवं पातकनाशनम् । यं दृष्ट्वा मानवः सम्यङ्मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः
pulastya uvāca | tataḥ pārtheśvaraṃ gacchedevaṃ pātakanāśanam | yaṃ dṛṣṭvā mānavaḥ samyaṅmucyate sarvapātakaiḥ
ಪುಲಸ್ತ್ಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಅನಂತರ ಪಾತಕನಾಶಕನಾದ ಪಾರ್ಥೇಶ್ವರನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಬೇಕು; ಅವನನ್ನು ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ ದರ್ಶನ ಮಾಡಿದ ಮಾನವನು ಸರ್ವ ಪಾಪಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ।
Pulastya
Tirtha: Pārtheśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (māhātmya-listener; traditionally Bhīṣma/Yudhiṣṭhira-type frame, but here addressed as 'māhīpate')
Scene: A pilgrim approaches the shrine of Pārtheśvara; the liṅga is central, with lamps and offerings; the atmosphere conveys immediate purification through darśana.
FAQs
Tīrtha-yātrā and darśana of a sanctified Śiva-liṅga are taught as direct means of pāpa-kṣaya (dissolution of sin).
Pārtheśvara—presented as a sin-destroying Śaiva sacred spot within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa itinerary.
Go (gacchet) to Pārtheśvara for darśana; the verse highlights the merit of seeing the shrine.