Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 73
सर्वे शृणुत भद्रं वो राजानो ये च देहिनः । शिवपूजामृते नान्या गतिरस्ति शरीरिणाम
sarve śṛṇuta bhadraṃ vo rājāno ye ca dehinaḥ | śivapūjāmṛte nānyā gatirasti śarīriṇāma
تم سب سنو—تمہارا بھلا ہو—اے بادشاہو اور اے تمام جسم رکھنے والو؛ شِو کی پوجا کے سوا جسم والوں کے لیے کوئی اور سچی پناہ یا راہِ نجات نہیں۔
Hanūmān
Listener: rājānaḥ (kings) and all embodied beings (general audience)
Scene: A sage-like narrator addresses assembled kings and beings, raising a hand in instruction; behind, a serene Śiva-liṅga with bilva leaves symbolizes the sole refuge.
FAQs
Śiva-pūjā is proclaimed as the foremost spiritual refuge and the decisive path for embodied beings.
The verse is doctrinal rather than geographic; the chapter’s frame glorifies Pradoṣa worship associated with Maṇḍavā-saras.
Śiva-pūjā (worship of Śiva) as the essential practice for spiritual welfare and ultimate good.