Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55
अथासौ चागतो यावद्दुःशीलं नैव पश्यति । केवलं दृश्यते कन्था जागेश्वरसमन्विता
athāsau cāgato yāvadduḥśīlaṃ naiva paśyati | kevalaṃ dṛśyate kanthā jāgeśvarasamanvitā
अथासौ चागतो यावद्दुःशीलं नैव पश्यति; केवलं दृश्यते कन्था जागेश्वरसमन्विता॥
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narrative style within Māhātmya sections)
Tirtha: Jāgeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A seeker arrives searching; the wrongdoer is gone. On the ground lies a worn cloak, conspicuously marked/linked with Jāgeśvara—perhaps with ash stripes or a liṅga emblem—glowing faintly.
FAQs
Divine association (saṅga) with a Śiva-tīrtha like Jāgeśvara is portrayed as powerful and transformative, eclipsing ordinary wrongdoing.
Jāgeśvara—presented as a Śiva-liṅga/tīrtha whose presence produces extraordinary outcomes.
No direct ritual is stated in this verse; it sets up the miracle tied to Jāgeśvara that is elaborated in surrounding verses.
Read Skanda Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.