Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
ऋषय ऊचुः । ये चैतत्पूजयिष्यंति लिंगं पांडवपूजितम् । ते वै पूज्या भविष्यंति देवदानवरक्षसाम्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | ye caitatpūjayiṣyaṃti liṃgaṃ pāṃḍavapūjitam | te vai pūjyā bhaviṣyaṃti devadānavarakṣasām
Para ṛṣi berkata: “Sesiapa yang akan memuja liṅga ini—yang telah dipuja oleh para Pāṇḍava—mereka benar-benar akan menjadi layak dipuja, bahkan di kalangan para deva, dānava, dan rākṣasa.”
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Pāṇḍaveśvara
Type: temple
Listener: The immediate audience within the narrative; the wider frame addresses a beloved lady (likely Pārvatī)
Scene: A council of sages pronounces a boon: those who worship the Pāṇḍava-hallowed liṅga will be revered even by gods, dānavas, and rākṣasas; the scene suggests three cosmic groups listening from different quarters, acknowledging the decree.
FAQs
Devotion at a sanctified shrine elevates the devotee’s spiritual dignity, making them ‘pūjya’ (honorable) across realms.
The Pāṇḍava-worshipped liṅga at Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Pāṇḍaveśvara), within the Saṃnihitī sacred complex.
Pūjā (ritual worship) of the Pāṇḍava-associated Śiva-liṅga.