Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 190
विकृतिं यांति पश्चात्ते कष्टं वध्या भवंति मे । पत्रेण पुष्पमात्रेण ओंकारेण शिवेन च । मुक्तिं याति नरो देव भवभक्तिं करोतु कः
vikṛtiṃ yāṃti paścātte kaṣṭaṃ vadhyā bhavaṃti me | patreṇa puṣpamātreṇa oṃkāreṇa śivena ca | muktiṃ yāti naro deva bhavabhaktiṃ karotu kaḥ
Kemudian mereka jatuh ke dalam kesesatan; mereka menjadi sukar untuk ditundukkan dan mesti dibunuh olehku. Namun manusia mencapai pembebasan, wahai Tuhan, hanya dengan sehelai daun, sekuntum bunga, suku kata Oṃ, dan nama 'Śiva'—jadi siapakah yang masih akan memupuk pengabdian kepada kewujudan duniawi?
Viṣṇu (continuing from preceding verse)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maheśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Viṣṇu speaks with a mix of concern and philosophical resignation: asuras become perverse and must be slain; juxtaposed is a humble devotee offering a single leaf and flower before a Śiva-liṅga, with the syllable Oṃ radiating above.
FAQs
Liberation is accessible through simple, sincere Śiva-bhakti—offering a leaf or flower and remembering Oṃ and Śiva—so one should not cling to saṃsāric attachment.
The teaching is embedded in the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya section of Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
Simple worship: offering a leaf (patra) or flower (puṣpa), and japa/remembrance of Oṃkāra and the name ‘Śiva’.