Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77
एवंविधस्त्वसौ देवो भट्टादित्योऽत्र तिष्ठति । भूयानतोऽपि बहुशः पापहा धर्मवर्धनः
evaṃvidhastvasau devo bhaṭṭādityo'tra tiṣṭhati | bhūyānato'pi bahuśaḥ pāpahā dharmavardhanaḥ
ഇത്തരത്തിലുള്ള ദേവന്—ഭട്ടാദിത്യന്—ഇവിടെ വസിക്കുന്നു. ആവര്ത്തിച്ച് ആരാധിക്കുമ്പോള് അവന് കൂടുതല് മഹത്തായ ഫലം നല്കി, പാപം നശിപ്പിച്ച് ധര്മ്മം വര്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Bhaṭṭāditya-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Bhaṭṭāditya as a radiant solar deity installed in a shrine; pilgrims approach in successive waves (suggesting ‘bahuśaḥ’), offering flowers and arghya; a visual motif of dark stains dissolving (sins) and a growing dharma-lotus.
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A deity’s abiding presence in a sacred context makes repeated worship especially transformative—removing pāpa and strengthening dharma.
The verse indicates a local sacred presence of Bhaṭṭāditya (“here”), but the exact place-name is not included in the provided snippet.
Repeated acts of reverence/worship are recommended, emphasizing frequency (“bahuśaḥ”) for pāpa-nāśa and dharma-vṛddhi.