Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93
श्वपचोऽपि वरिष्ठः स्यात्प्रसादाच्छं करस्य च । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन पूजनीयो हि शंकरः
śvapaco'pi variṣṭhaḥ syātprasādācchaṃ karasya ca | tasmātsarvaprayatnena pūjanīyo hi śaṃkaraḥ
சங்கரனின் அருளால் ச்வபசனும் உயர்ந்தவராகிறான்; ஆகவே எல்லா முயற்சியுடனும் சங்கரனை நிச்சயமாக வழிபட வேண்டும்.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), instructing the sages
Tirtha: Kedāra (context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: In-text audience seeking tīrtha-phala instruction
Scene: A humble outcaste devotee transformed by Śaṅkara’s grace—shown as radiant, honored, and spiritually elevated; Śiva’s compassionate presence dominates the scene.
FAQs
Divine grace, not social rank, determines spiritual greatness; hence worship of Śiva is paramount.
Kedāra (context) as a Śaiva sacred landscape where grace is accessible to all.
Pūjā of Śaṅkara is explicitly urged: worship Śiva with full effort (sarva-prayatna).