Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
एवमुक्त्वा स भगवांस्ततश्चादर्शनं गतः । चंडशर्मापि तं हृष्टः पूजयामास तत्त्वतः
evamuktvā sa bhagavāṃstataścādarśanaṃ gataḥ | caṃḍaśarmāpi taṃ hṛṣṭaḥ pūjayāmāsa tattvataḥ
ครั้นตรัสดังนี้แล้ว พระผู้เป็นเจ้าก็อันตรธานจากสายตาไป และจัณฑศรมันก็เปี่ยมปีติ บูชาลึงค์นั้นตามพิธีอันถูกต้องพร้อมด้วยความรู้ในตัตตวะ
Narrator (implied Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta in the Nāgara-khaṇḍa frame)
Tirtha: Nāgareśvara (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous divine figure fades into subtle light, leaving the devotee Caṇḍaśarman in ecstatic joy, immediately beginning meticulous liṅga-pūjā with offerings arranged in order.
FAQs
After divine guidance, the devotee’s responsibility is disciplined practice—worship performed rightly and sincerely.
The scene continues at the Nāgareśvara-liṅga location, highlighting it as a place of divine encounter and ongoing worship.
Pūjā performed tattvataḥ—properly, in line with correct principles and devotion.