Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9
यस्येन्द्रियाणि सर्वाणि वर्तंते शिवकर्मसु । स निस्तरति संसारं भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च विंदति
yasyendriyāṇi sarvāṇi vartaṃte śivakarmasu | sa nistarati saṃsāraṃ bhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca viṃdati
جس کے تمام حواس شیو کے کاموں میں لگے رہیں، وہ سنسار کے بندھن سے پار اتر جاتا ہے اور بھوگ بھی پاتا ہے اور مکتی بھی۔
Sūta (deduced; Brāhma/Brahmottara narrative style)
Scene: A symbolic tableau of the five senses offered to Śiva: eyes on the liṅga, ears to mantra, tongue chanting, hands performing abhiṣeka, mind shown as a calm halo; a river of saṃsāra behind being crossed by a bridge labeled ‘Śiva-karmas’.
FAQs
Whole-bodied devotion—aligning all senses with Śiva—grants both life’s aims and final freedom.
No single site is named; the verse establishes a general doctrine of Śiva-oriented practice that supports later tīrtha-māhātmya.
Continuous engagement in śiva-karma—acts such as pūjā, japa, service, and tīrtha-yātrā done for Śiva.