Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 529
यस्तं नमति देवेशं तेन त्वं सर्वदा नता । नतायां त्वयि देवेशो नतः स्यादिति मे मतिः
yastaṃ namati deveśaṃ tena tvaṃ sarvadā natā | natāyāṃ tvayi deveśo nataḥ syāditi me matiḥ
Quem se inclina diante do Senhor dos deuses—por esse mesmo ato, tu também és sempre reverenciada. Quando és reverenciada, o Senhor dos deuses é igualmente reverenciado—assim é o meu entendimento.
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Type: kshetra
Scene: A speaker explains that bowing to Devēśa simultaneously honors the addressed figure; a conceptual scene of devotees bowing to Umā and Śiva together, emphasizing inseparability.
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True reverence is never isolated: honour offered to the supreme Lord extends sanctity and honour to everything connected with him.
The verse functions as a general māhātmya principle within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha context, reinforcing the power of bowing at the sacred locale.
Namaskāra (bowing) to the Deveśa is highlighted as an efficacious devotional act.