Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
तस्मादन्योऽपि यस्तस्यां भक्त्या चागत्य शंकरम् । तमेव पूजयेद्भक्त्या स याति देवमन्दिरम्
tasmādanyo'pi yastasyāṃ bhaktyā cāgatya śaṃkaram | tameva pūjayedbhaktyā sa yāti devamandiram
Oleh itu, sesiapa pun yang datang ke sana dengan bhakti dan menyembah Śaṅkara itu sendiri dengan penuh devosi, akan pergi ke kediaman ilahi para dewa.
Sūta
Tirtha: Agastya-āśrama Śaṅkara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvija-uttama(s)
Scene: A line of pilgrims arrives at the hermitage shrine, offering worship to Śaṅkara; above, a luminous ‘deva-mandira’ (celestial temple) is hinted as the promised destination.
FAQs
Devotional imitation of the gods’ own worship—performed at the right place/time—leads the devotee to a divine state.
Agastya’s hermitage tīrtha, where Śaṅkara is worshiped.
Coming to the site and performing bhakti-filled pūjā of Śaṅkara, especially in the implied sacred occasion described previously.