Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 114
कालभीतिरुवाच । धन्योऽस्म्यनुगृहीतोऽस्मि यत्त्वं तुष्टोऽसि शंकर । त्वत्तोषात्सफला धर्माः श्रमायैवान्यतामताः
kālabhītiruvāca | dhanyo'smyanugṛhīto'smi yattvaṃ tuṣṭo'si śaṃkara | tvattoṣātsaphalā dharmāḥ śramāyaivānyatāmatāḥ
कालभीति म्हणाला—मी धन्य आहे, मी अनुग्रहित आहे, हे शंकर, कारण तू प्रसन्न आहेस. तुझ्या तुष्टीने धर्मकर्म फलदायी होतात; अन्यथा ते केवळ श्रमच मानले जातात.
Kālabhīti
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience; immediate speaker is Kālabhīti addressing Śaṅkara
Scene: Kālabhīti, overwhelmed, praises Śaṅkara, acknowledging that all dharma bears fruit only through Śiva’s satisfaction; the liṅga radiates calm acceptance.
FAQs
Ritual and righteousness reach fulfillment when aligned with devotion and divine grace, not merely external effort.
The line is theological (on grace and dharma) and does not name a particular tīrtha.
No specific rite is commanded; it evaluates dharmic acts as fruitful when Śiva is pleased.