Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
जापकानां सहस्राणि वैष्मवानां तथैव च । शैवानां च विधिं विष्णुं स्थाणुं चाप्यन्वमूमुचन्
jāpakānāṃ sahasrāṇi vaiṣmavānāṃ tathaiva ca | śaivānāṃ ca vidhiṃ viṣṇuṃ sthāṇuṃ cāpyanvamūmucan
ജപം ചെയ്യുന്നവരുടെ ആയിരക്കണക്കിന് കൂട്ടങ്ങൾ—വൈഷ്ണവരും ശൈവരും—വിധി (ബ്രഹ്മാവ്), വിഷ്ണു, സ്ഥാണു (ശിവൻ) എന്നിവരെയും അനുഗമിച്ച് ആരാധിച്ചു।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deductive, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: A vast gathering of thousands of japa practitioners—some with Vaiṣṇava marks, some with Śaiva marks—moving together in reverence toward Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva.
FAQs
True devotion is expansive: japa and worship can honor the divine functions harmoniously without sectarian hostility.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse highlights devotional communities and their practice.
Japa (repetitive sacred recitation) is implicitly praised as a widespread discipline among Vaiṣṇavas and Śaivas.