Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 155
पश्यन्पद्मासनस्थं च वैदनाथं महेश्वरम् । यमक्षरं वदंत्येव सर्वगं सर्ववेदिनम्
paśyanpadmāsanasthaṃ ca vaidanāthaṃ maheśvaram | yamakṣaraṃ vadaṃtyeva sarvagaṃ sarvavedinam
அவன் பத்மாசனத்தில் அமர்ந்த மகேஸ்வரன் வைத்தியநாதரைத் தரிசித்தான்—அவரையே ‘அக்ஷரம்’ எனப் போற்றுவர்; அவர் எங்கும் நிறைந்தவர், அனைத்தையும் அறிந்தவர்.
Sūta (deduced: Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Vaidyanātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant Maheśvara Vaidyanātha seated in lotus posture, serene and omniscient, with a subtle aura suggesting all-pervasion; the devotee beholds him in awe and devotion.
FAQs
Śiva is praised as the Imperishable, all-pervading knower; true pilgrimage culminates in darśana and inner realization of that Akṣara.
Vaidyanātha (a celebrated Śiva-tīrtha/temple tradition) is explicitly mentioned, indicating a Śaiva sacred site being praised in this chapter’s mahātmya.
No explicit ritual is stated here; the focus is on contemplative darśana of Vaidyanātha.