Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
ऋषय ऊचुः । ये चैतत्पूजयिष्यंति लिंगं पांडवपूजितम् । ते वै पूज्या भविष्यंति देवदानवरक्षसाम्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | ye caitatpūjayiṣyaṃti liṃgaṃ pāṃḍavapūjitam | te vai pūjyā bhaviṣyaṃti devadānavarakṣasām
Os sábios disseram: “Aqueles que venerarem este liṅga—venerado pelos Pāṇḍavas—tornar-se-ão, de fato, dignos de veneração até mesmo entre os deuses, os Dānavas e os Rākṣasas.”
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Pāṇḍaveśvara
Type: temple
Listener: The immediate audience within the narrative; the wider frame addresses a beloved lady (likely Pārvatī)
Scene: A council of sages pronounces a boon: those who worship the Pāṇḍava-hallowed liṅga will be revered even by gods, dānavas, and rākṣasas; the scene suggests three cosmic groups listening from different quarters, acknowledging the decree.
FAQs
Devotion at a sanctified shrine elevates the devotee’s spiritual dignity, making them ‘pūjya’ (honorable) across realms.
The Pāṇḍava-worshipped liṅga at Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Pāṇḍaveśvara), within the Saṃnihitī sacred complex.
Pūjā (ritual worship) of the Pāṇḍava-associated Śiva-liṅga.