Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
पुराऽसीद्गौतमो नाम मुनिः परमधार्मिकः । स भक्त्याऽराधयामास देवदेवं महेश्वरम्
purā'sīdgautamo nāma muniḥ paramadhārmikaḥ | sa bhaktyā'rādhayāmāsa devadevaṃ maheśvaram
முற்காலத்தில் கௌதமன் எனும் மிகுந்த தர்மநிஷ்டை கொண்ட முனிவர் இருந்தார். அவர் பக்தியுடன் தேவர்களின் தேவனான மகேஸ்வரனை ஆராதித்தார்.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Gautamāśrama
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (king)
Scene: Sage Gautama in meditation and worship before an unseen presence of Maheśvara—rudrākṣa, bilva leaves, a small altar, and a tranquil forest hermitage setting.
FAQs
Supreme dharma ripens into devotion; bhakti to Śiva is presented as a direct path to divine grace.
The verse sets the backstory for Gautamāśrama, whose sanctity arises from Gautama’s worship of Śiva.
Devotional worship/propitiation of Maheśvara (ārādhana) is indicated, without a detailed procedure.