Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तद्दृष्ट्वा तु महादेवि स्पृष्ट्वा च सुसमाहितः । संपूज्य विधिवद्भक्त्या मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषात्
taddṛṣṭvā tu mahādevi spṛṣṭvā ca susamāhitaḥ | saṃpūjya vidhivadbhaktyā mucyate sarvakilbiṣāt
O Dakilang Diyosa, kapag nakita ito at nahipo nang may pusong nakatuon, at nasamba ayon sa tuntunin sa taimtim na debosyon—napapalaya ang tao sa lahat ng dungis at kasalanan.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Uttaṅkeśvara
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A pilgrim stands before the Uttaṅkeśvara liṅga, hands steady, eyes lowered in concentration; he touches the liṅga reverently and performs orderly pūjā—water pouring, bilva leaves, lamp—while a subtle aura suggests ‘kilbiṣa’ dissolving.
FAQs
Reverent engagement—seeing, touching, and worshipping with inner focus—purifies the devotee.
Uttaṅkeśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Perform darśana (seeing), sparśana (touching) with concentration, and vidhi-vat pūjā (rule-based worship) with bhakti.