Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 83
स्मृतो ह्यशेषपापघ्नो यत्र संनिहितः शिवः । यथा कैलासशिखरे यथा मंदारमूर्द्धनि
smṛto hyaśeṣapāpaghno yatra saṃnihitaḥ śivaḥ | yathā kailāsaśikhare yathā maṃdāramūrddhani
Sesungguhnya di mana Śiva bersemayam, sekadar mengingati tempat itu dan Baginda sahaja sudah memusnahkan dosa tanpa berbaki—sebagaimana Baginda bersemayam di puncak Kailāsa dan di kemuncak Mandāra.
Unknown (narrative voice not identifiable from the isolated verse; likely Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Gokarṇa (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Triptych-like vision: Śiva’s presence radiating equally over Kailāsa peak, Mandāra summit, and the Gokarṇa precinct; a devotee remembers and is cleansed.
FAQs
Śiva’s presence makes a place supremely purifying; even remembrance is taught as a potent dharmic practice.
Gokarṇa (implied as the place ‘where Śiva is present’ in this passage).
Smaraṇa—devout remembrance—is highlighted as spiritually effective.