Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 111
नीराजनं च यः पश्ये द्देवदेवस्य शूलिनः । स मुच्येत्पातकैः सर्वैः किं पुनर्यः करिष्यति
nīrājanaṃ ca yaḥ paśye ddevadevasya śūlinaḥ | sa mucyetpātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ kiṃ punaryaḥ kariṣyati
சூலதாரியான தேவதேவனின் நீராஜனத்தை காண்பவன் எல்லாப் பாவங்களிலிருந்தும் விடுபடுவான்; அப்படியிருக்க, தானே அதைச் செய்பவனுக்கு எத்தனை அதிகப் புண்ணியம் உண்டோ!
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Type: temple
Scene: A Śaiva sanctum with a black-stone liṅga; priest circles a multi-wick lamp (nīrājana) before Śūlin (Śiva), devotees with folded hands receiving the flame’s radiance; trident iconography visible behind or beside the liṅga.
FAQs
Even darśana (reverent seeing) of Śiva’s worship purifies; active service carries still greater spiritual fruit.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse praises the purifying power of nīrājana to Śiva.
Participate in nīrājana—at minimum by beholding it; ideally by performing it for the trident-bearing Śiva.