Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11
निकुंभेश्वरमालोक्य निकुंभगणपूजितम् । पूजयित्वा व्रजन्ग्रामं कार्यसिद्धिमवाप्नुयात् । कुबेरेश समीपेतु शिवलोके महीयते
nikuṃbheśvaramālokya nikuṃbhagaṇapūjitam | pūjayitvā vrajangrāmaṃ kāryasiddhimavāpnuyāt | kubereśa samīpetu śivaloke mahīyate
निकुंभगणांनी पूजिलेल्या निकुंभेश्वराचे दर्शन घेऊन व पूजन करून जो आपल्या गावास परततो, तो कार्यसिद्धी प्राप्त करतो. तसेच कुबेरेशाच्या समीपे तो शिवलोकी मान पावतो.
Skanda
Tirtha: Nikuṃbheśvara (and proximity merit near Kubereśa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim beholds Nikuṃbheśvara, worshipped by attendant gaṇas; later, returning to the village, the pilgrim’s endeavors succeed; a final vision shows honor in Śivaloka near Kubereśa.
FAQs
Darśana and pūjā of Śiva in Kāśī transform worldly duties into dharmic success and uplift the soul toward Śivaloka.
Nikuṃbheśvara-liṅga, with an additional reference to the sacred vicinity of Kubereśa in Kāśī.
Ālokana (darśana) and pūjā of Nikuṃbheśvara; the promised fruit is kāryasiddhi and honor in Śivaloka.