Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76
यथैव लिंगानि सुपूजितानि सप्तात्र मुख्यानि महाफलानि । भीमेश्वरं लिंगमिदं तथैव समस्तपापापहरं सुपूज्यम्
yathaiva liṃgāni supūjitāni saptātra mukhyāni mahāphalāni | bhīmeśvaraṃ liṃgamidaṃ tathaiva samastapāpāpaharaṃ supūjyam
Assim como os sete liṅgas principais daqui, quando bem venerados, concedem grandes frutos, assim também este liṅga de Bhīmeśvara deve ser adorado com reverência, pois remove todos os pecados.
Sūta (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration context)
Tirtha: Bhīmeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred complex showing seven prominent liṅga shrines, with Bhīmeśvara highlighted as equally radiant; pilgrims move in a clockwise circuit offering bilva and lamps; the composition conveys ‘many shrines—one Śiva’ unity.
FAQs
Sacred places are mapped through specific liṅgas; devoted worship at such focal icons is praised as a powerful purifier.
The local kṣetra featuring Bhīmeśvara and a set of seven principal liṅgas (as described in this Kaumārikākhaṇḍa passage).
Liṅga-pūjā performed properly (supūjita) with reverence, emphasizing Bhīmeśvara as especially efficacious.