Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
संपूज्य कमलैः शंभुं ततः शयनमभ्यगाम् । ततः प्रमीते पितरि मूढैत्यहमुज्झितः
saṃpūjya kamalaiḥ śaṃbhuṃ tataḥ śayanamabhyagām | tataḥ pramīte pitari mūḍhaityahamujjhitaḥ
Depois de venerar devidamente Śambhu com flores de lótus, deitei-me para dormir. Então, quando meu pai morreu, eu—tido por tolo—fui posto de lado.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa convention)
Type: temple
Scene: A devotee offers fresh lotuses to a Śiva-liṅga at dusk/night; later the same figure sits alone as relatives turn away after the father’s death.
FAQs
Worldly security can collapse suddenly; devotion to Śiva remains a steady anchor amid loss and rejection.
Not specified in the verse; the emphasis is on Śambhu-pūjā rather than place.
Offering lotuses to Śambhu as worship (kamala-pūjā).