Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
गन्धमाल्यैस्तथा धूपैस्ततः सम्पूजयेच्छिवम् । अनेन विधिनाभ्यर्च्य शिखितीर्थे महेश्वरम्
gandhamālyaistathā dhūpaistataḥ sampūjayecchivam | anena vidhinābhyarcya śikhitīrthe maheśvaram
नंतर गंध, पुष्पमाळा व धूप यांनी शिवाची यथाविधी सम्यक पूजा करावी। या विधीने शिखितीर्थी महेश्वराचे अर्चन केल्यास फल प्राप्त होते।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Śikhitīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: At Śikhitīrtha, a devotee performs Śiva-pūjā: applying fragrant paste, placing garlands, and waving incense before a liṅga or Śiva icon, with the river nearby.
FAQs
Devotion becomes complete when inner reverence is expressed through disciplined worship and proper offerings to Śiva at a sanctified site.
Śikhitīrtha, where Maheśvara is to be worshipped by prescribed pūjā.
Perform Śiva-pūjā using gandha (fragrance), mālya (garlands), and dhūpa (incense) according to the stated method.