Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75
बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन श्लोकार्धेन ब्रवीम्यहम् । ब्रह्महत्याशतं वापि शिवपूजा विनाशयेत्
bahunātra kimuktena ślokārdhena bravīmyaham | brahmahatyāśataṃ vāpi śivapūjā vināśayet
ഇവിടെ അധികം പറയേണ്ടതെന്ത്? അർദ്ധശ്ലോകത്തിൽ പറയുന്നു—ശിവപൂജ ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യയുടെ നൂറു പാപങ്ങളും നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.
Narratorial voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit; ‘aham’ indicates the teaching authority in the dialogue)
Scene: Devotee performing Śiva-pūjā before a liṅga: abhiṣeka streams, bilva leaves, vibhūti, and a luminous aura suggesting the burning away of sins (dark smoke dissolving into light).
FAQs
Śiva devotion is presented as supremely purificatory, emphasizing divine grace and transformation beyond ordinary measures of guilt.
No site is specified; the glorification is of Śiva-pūjā itself.
Perform Śiva-pūjā; the verse highlights its extraordinary power of pāpa-kṣaya.