Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93
श्वपचोऽपि वरिष्ठः स्यात्प्रसादाच्छं करस्य च । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन पूजनीयो हि शंकरः
śvapaco'pi variṣṭhaḥ syātprasādācchaṃ karasya ca | tasmātsarvaprayatnena pūjanīyo hi śaṃkaraḥ
شنکر کے پرساد سے تو شْوَپَچ (نہایت ادنیٰ ذات کا) بھی برتر ہو جاتا ہے۔ اس لیے ہر طرح کی کوشش کے ساتھ یقیناً شنکر کی پوجا کرنی چاہیے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), instructing the sages
Tirtha: Kedāra (context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: In-text audience seeking tīrtha-phala instruction
Scene: A humble outcaste devotee transformed by Śaṅkara’s grace—shown as radiant, honored, and spiritually elevated; Śiva’s compassionate presence dominates the scene.
FAQs
Divine grace, not social rank, determines spiritual greatness; hence worship of Śiva is paramount.
Kedāra (context) as a Śaiva sacred landscape where grace is accessible to all.
Pūjā of Śaṅkara is explicitly urged: worship Śiva with full effort (sarva-prayatna).