Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 142
तेऽभिवन्द्य यथान्यायं देवदेवं महेश्वरम् । उपाविष्टाः पुरस्तस्य कथाश्चक्रुः पृथग्विधाः
te'bhivandya yathānyāyaṃ devadevaṃ maheśvaram | upāviṣṭāḥ purastasya kathāścakruḥ pṛthagvidhāḥ
അവർ യഥാവിധി ദേവദേവനായ മഹേശ്വരനെ വന്ദിച്ച്, അവന്റെ മുമ്പിൽ ഇരുന്ന് നാനാവിധ പുണ്യകഥാ-ചർച്ചകൾ നടത്തി।
An unnamed man (narrating the devotees’ approach to Śiva)
Type: temple
Scene: A temple hall before a Śiva-liṅga or seated Maheśvara icon; ascetics and devotees bow with folded hands, then sit in semicircles, beginning varied sacred conversations; lamps flicker, incense rises.
FAQs
Proper reverence (maryādā) before the deity and dharmic conversation (kathā) are integral to tīrtha merit.
The verse highlights a Śiva-centered sacred venue where devotees sit before Maheśvara; the exact tīrtha is determined by the adhyāya’s setting.
Duly bowing according to rule (yathānyāya) and sitting for sacred discourse are implied devotional practices.