Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 62
देवस्य पूजनार्थं तु शूलभेदस्य यत्नतः । विक्रयो भविता तत्र धर्मशीलो जनो यतः
devasya pūjanārthaṃ tu śūlabhedasya yatnataḥ | vikrayo bhavitā tatra dharmaśīlo jano yataḥ
دیوتا کی پوجا کے لیے جو لوگ محنت سے شُول بھید آتے ہیں، وہاں یہ چیزیں یقیناً خوب فروخت ہوں گی، کیونکہ وہاں دین دار اور راست کردار لوگ جمع ہوتے ہیں۔
Śabarī (continuing advice within the narrated account)
Tirtha: Śūlabheda
Type: kshetra
Scene: A bustling riverside tīrtha-market near Śūlabheda: dhārmika pilgrims arriving with intent for devapūjā; stalls of flowers and fruits; a Śiva-emblematic presence suggested by the name ‘Śūlabheda’.
FAQs
A tīrtha draws the dharmic community for worship, and even ordinary trade becomes sanctified when linked to pūjā.
Śūlabheda-tīrtha, presented as a destination where devotees gather for deity worship.
Pūjā (worship) of the deity at Śūlabheda is implied as the central religious activity.