Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5
आरुरुक्षुः परं स्थानं विषयासक्तमानसः । पूजयेत्कर्मणा शंभुं भोगांते शिवमाप्नुयात्
ārurukṣuḥ paraṃ sthānaṃ viṣayāsaktamānasaḥ | pūjayetkarmaṇā śaṃbhuṃ bhogāṃte śivamāpnuyāt
ผู้ใดปรารถนาจะไต่ขึ้นสู่สถานอันสูงสุด แต่จิตยังติดข้องในวิสัยโลกีย์ พึงบูชาพระศัมภูด้วยกรรมตามพระบัญญัติ; ครั้นสิ้นสุดการเสวยสุขแล้ว ย่อมอาจเข้าถึงพระศิวะ
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta)
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A householder devotee, still drawn to worldly life, performs orderly temple worship—ablution, bilva offering, lamp, circumambulation—while family and worldly symbols remain present but subordinated to Śambhu’s shrine.
FAQs
Even those still attached to worldly life can progress toward liberation through disciplined worship of Śiva.
No location is specified; the verse emphasizes a generally applicable method of worship.
Perform karma-based worship (ritual and duty-oriented pūjā) of Śambhu as a practical path toward the supreme goal.