Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
स्नात्वा तत्रैव विधिवच्छृंगेशं पूजयेन्नरः । मुक्तः स्यात्पातकैः सर्वैरृष्यशृंगो यथा पुरा
snātvā tatraiva vidhivacchṛṃgeśaṃ pūjayennaraḥ | muktaḥ syātpātakaiḥ sarvairṛṣyaśṛṃgo yathā purā
तेथेच विधिपूर्वक स्नान करून मनुष्याने शृंगेशाचे पूजन करावे। मग तो सर्व पातकांपासून मुक्त होतो—जसा प्राचीनकाळी ऋष्यशृंग झाला होता।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Śṛṅgeśvara
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Pilgrim at a sacred water-spot near Śṛṅgeśvara performs snāna, then approaches the liṅga with bilva leaves; a side vignette shows Ṛṣyaśṛṅga as a serene rishi, symbolizing purification.
FAQs
Purification is linked to disciplined ritual—bathing and worship performed ‘vidhivat’ (properly) at a sanctified place.
Śṛṅgeśvara/Śṛṅgeśa in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
Snāna (bathing) at the site and vidhivat pūjā (proper worship) of Śṛṅgeśa.