Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27
हाटकेश्वरलिंगस्य नित्यं च प्रयतो नरः । अष्टमूर्तेः स सायुज्यं लभते नात्र संशयः
hāṭakeśvaraliṃgasya nityaṃ ca prayato naraḥ | aṣṭamūrteḥ sa sāyujyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
บุรุษผู้มีวินัย สำรวม และประพฤติบริสุทธิ์ บูชาหาฏเกศวรลึงค์เป็นนิตย์ ย่อมบรรลุสายุชยะ คือความเป็นหนึ่งแนบแน่นกับพระผู้เป็นอัษฏมูรติ โดยไม่ต้องสงสัย
Narratorial voice within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa (traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-liṅga
Type: kshetra
Scene: A disciplined devotee approaches the Hāṭakeśvara-liṅga at dawn, offering water, bilva leaves, and lamp; above the liṅga, the Aṣṭamūrti forms appear as a mandala of elements and luminaries, culminating in a radiant union motif.
FAQs
Steady, disciplined daily devotion to a sacred liṅga is presented as a direct path to Śiva-realization (sāyujya).
The Hāṭakeśvara-liṅga, within the Stambhatīrtha/Somanātha sacred-region context of the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
Nitya-upāsanā: daily remembrance/worship performed with purity and discipline (prayata).