Shloka 26
Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa
महिषघ्नीं च संपूज्य निर्भयो जायते नरः । कपालीशं च कोटीशं समभ्यर्च्य नरोत्तमः ॥ २६ ॥
mahiṣaghnīṃ ca saṃpūjya nirbhayo jāyate naraḥ | kapālīśaṃ ca koṭīśaṃ samabhyarcya narottamaḥ || 26 ||
മഹിഷഘ്നിയെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം പൂജിച്ചാൽ മനുഷ്യൻ നിർഭയനാകുന്നു. കപാലീശനെയും കോടീശനെയും ഭക്തിയോടെ അർച്ചിച്ചാൽ നരോത്തമൻ മംഗളകരമായ പുണ്യം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Suta (narrating the tirtha-mahatmya section; traditional Purana dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents a phala-śruti: sincere worship at specific divine manifestations (Mahiṣaghnī, Kapālīśa, Koṭīśa) yields inner fearlessness and auspicious merit, emphasizing tirtha- and devatā-upāsanā as a means of purification.
Bhakti is shown as concrete reverential worship (saṃpūjā, samabhyarcana) directed to named forms of the Divine; the result is transformation of the devotee’s inner state (nirbhayatā) rather than merely external reward.
It implicitly highlights Kalpa (ritual procedure): proper, complete worship (saṃpūjya/samabhyarcya) and the idea that specific deities/kshetras have specific worship-results (phala) within tirtha-mahātmya traditions.