Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 76
मुच्यंते मानवास्तद्वच्छतानंदेश्वरादपि । तस्मिन्दिने विहितया ताभ्यां चैव प्रपूजया
mucyaṃte mānavāstadvacchatānaṃdeśvarādapi | tasmindine vihitayā tābhyāṃ caiva prapūjayā
அதேபோல் சதானந்தேஸ்வரன் மூலமாகவும் மனிதர் விடுதலை பெறுவர்; அந்த நாளில் இரு தெய்வங்களுக்கும் விதிப்படி செய்யப்படும் வழிபாட்டினால்।
Gautama (continuation)
Tirtha: Śatānandeśvara (with paired worship alongside the other deity)
Type: kshetra
Listener: (contextual) king/pilgrims
Scene: Pilgrims complete a two-shrine circuit: first at Hāṭakeśvara, then at Śatānandeśvara; priests perform abhiṣeka and ārati; the atmosphere is calm, promising liberation.
FAQs
Properly performed worship at a sanctified time can become a means to liberation, not merely worldly merit.
The tīrtha-region honoring Hāṭakeśvara together with Śatānandeśvara, both praised as liberating.
A prescribed (vihita) special worship (prapūjā) of both deities on “that day” mentioned in the surrounding context.