Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
ततोऽहं ब्राह्मणगृहे जातो जातिस्मरः सुतः । स्नापनाच्छिवलिंगस्य सकृत्कमलपूजनात्
tato'haṃ brāhmaṇagṛhe jāto jātismaraḥ sutaḥ | snāpanācchivaliṃgasya sakṛtkamalapūjanāt
پھر میں ایک برہمن کے گھر میں پیدا ہوا، ایسا بیٹا جو پچھلے جنموں کو یاد رکھتا تھا؛ کیونکہ میں نے ایک بار شِو لِنگ کو اشنان کرایا اور کنول کے پھولوں سے اس کی پوجا کی تھی۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa convention)
Type: temple
Scene: A devotee pours sanctified water over a Śiva-liṅga and offers fresh lotuses; the merit ripens into a luminous rebirth in a brāhmaṇa household, with the child shown with a contemplative, knowing gaze (jātismara).
FAQs
Even a single sincere act of Śiva-worship (abhiṣeka and offering) can yield profound karmic fruit, including auspicious rebirth and spiritual memory.
The merit is tied to Śivaliṅga worship; the verse itself does not name the tīrtha, but implies a sanctified Śaiva setting.
Snāpana/abhiṣeka of the Śivaliṅga and offering lotuses (kamala-pūjā), even performed once.