Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
यस्तं पश्यति सद्भक्त्या शुचिः स्पृशति वा नरः । वांछितं लभते सद्यो यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुर्लभम्
yastaṃ paśyati sadbhaktyā śuciḥ spṛśati vā naraḥ | vāṃchitaṃ labhate sadyo yadyapi syātsudurlabham
जो कोणी सद्भक्तीने त्यांचे दर्शन करतो, किंवा शुद्ध होऊन त्यांचा स्पर्श करतो, तो इच्छित फल तत्क्षणी प्राप्त करतो, जरी ते अत्यंत दुर्लभ असले तरी।
Sūta (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ
Scene: A pure pilgrim, hands folded, beholds a revered form at a tirtha-shrine; the moment of darśana/touch is shown as an immediate blossoming of desired fruit, with subtle divine radiance around the icon.
FAQs
Purity and sincere devotion make sacred contact transformative, bringing swift fruition.
The Siddheśvara liṅga in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra context of this chapter.
Darśana (seeing) and sparśa (touching) are recommended, with an emphasis on śauca (purity).