Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
तव नामापि संकीर्त्य प्रयाति त्रिदिवालयम् । महादेव महादेव महादेवेति कीर्तनात्
tava nāmāpi saṃkīrtya prayāti tridivālayam | mahādeva mahādeva mahādeveti kīrtanāt
हे महादेवा! तुझे नाम जरी संकीर्तन केले तरी मनुष्य त्रिदिवाच्या धामास पोहोचतो. ‘महादेव, महादेव, महादेव’ या कीर्तनाने।
Devāḥ (the gods)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee with folded hands repeats “Mahādeva” thrice; above, a luminous Śiva-form or liṅga radiates, and a celestial pathway opens toward svarga-like realms.
FAQs
Nāma-kīrtana of Mahādeva is a direct, accessible path to spiritual upliftment and heavenly attainment.
The verse glorifies the divine Name rather than a named geography; within tīrtha-māhātmya it supports the idea that pilgrimage is crowned by devotion.
Kīrtana/japa of the Name ‘Mahādeva’ is explicitly presented as the efficacious practice.