Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93
श्वपचोऽपि वरिष्ठः स्यात्प्रसादाच्छं करस्य च । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन पूजनीयो हि शंकरः
śvapaco'pi variṣṭhaḥ syātprasādācchaṃ karasya ca | tasmātsarvaprayatnena pūjanīyo hi śaṃkaraḥ
ശങ്കരന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ശ്വപചനും ശ്രേഷ്ഠനാകുന്നു; അതുകൊണ്ട് സർവ്വശ്രമത്തോടും ശങ്കരനെ തീർച്ചയായും പൂജിക്കണം।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), instructing the sages
Tirtha: Kedāra (context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: In-text audience seeking tīrtha-phala instruction
Scene: A humble outcaste devotee transformed by Śaṅkara’s grace—shown as radiant, honored, and spiritually elevated; Śiva’s compassionate presence dominates the scene.
FAQs
Divine grace, not social rank, determines spiritual greatness; hence worship of Śiva is paramount.
Kedāra (context) as a Śaiva sacred landscape where grace is accessible to all.
Pūjā of Śaṅkara is explicitly urged: worship Śiva with full effort (sarva-prayatna).