Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
यो यस्मिन्संस्थितो गात्रे देवस्तव समुद्भवे । तत्र पूजां समादाय तस्मात्त्वां तर्पयिष्यति
yo yasminsaṃsthito gātre devastava samudbhave | tatra pūjāṃ samādāya tasmāttvāṃ tarpayiṣyati
«Qualquer deus que esteja estabelecido em qualquer membro do teu corpo, ó ser que surgiu — ali mesmo ele receberá o culto, e por esse culto te satisfará».
Viṣṇu (direct speech).
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu instructs the spirit-being: deities are shown residing in different limbs; each limb becomes a shrine-node where offerings are made; the being’s fierce expression softens as worship is promised.
FAQs
Proper worship (pūjā) aligned to divine presence transforms conflict into harmony; reverence is presented as a dharmic solution.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes the principle of localized worship within a māhātmya narrative.
Pūjā is prescribed—worship to the deity situated in the respective place/limb, resulting in tarpaṇa (satisfaction/propitiation).