Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27
एवं महेश्वरं भक्त्या सह पत्न्याभ्यपूजयत् । शबरः सुखमासाद्य निनाय कतिचित्समाः
evaṃ maheśvaraṃ bhaktyā saha patnyābhyapūjayat | śabaraḥ sukhamāsādya nināya katicitsamāḥ
یوں وہ شبر اپنی بیوی کے ساتھ بھکتی سے مہیشور کی پوجا کرتا رہا؛ اطمینان پا کر اس نے کئی برس خوشی سے گزارے۔
Sūta (continuing narration)
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (frame implied)
Scene: A husband and wife sit together before the liṅga; the wife holds flowers, the husband offers water/ash; both faces show quiet joy and contentment; years passing suggested by seasonal motifs.
FAQs
Devotion practiced steadily in family life can yield inner peace and well-being, not only ritual merit.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse highlights domestic worship and its fruits.
No new ritual step is added; it summarizes sustained worship of Maheśvara performed with one’s spouse.