Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 104
लेभे कुठारमुज्जह्ने येनार्जुनभुजान्युधि । अग्रतो देवदेवस्य ज्ञात्वा तीर्थे महागुणान्
lebhe kuṭhāramujjahne yenārjunabhujānyudhi | agrato devadevasya jñātvā tīrthe mahāguṇān
त्याने तो कुठार (परशु) प्राप्त केला, ज्याने युद्धात अर्जुनाच्या भुजा छेदल्या. देवदेवाच्या अग्रभागी जाऊन, त्या तीर्थाचे महागुण जाणून (त्याला हे सामर्थ्य मिळाले)।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Paraśurāma kneels before a liṅga; Śiva’s presence is suggested as a radiant form; the axe (kuṭhāra) appears as a divine gift; a battle vignette shows Arjuna’s arms being severed.
FAQs
Knowing a tīrtha’s greatness and approaching Śiva with reverence makes divine empowerment (śakti) fruitful and dharmic.
The tīrtha connected to the Kumāreśa/Rāmeśvara liṅga within Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
Darśana (approaching in the presence) of Deva-deva and recognizing the tīrtha’s mahā-guṇas as part of pilgrimage devotion.