Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
नाममात्रमपि त्र्यक्ष यस्ते कीर्तयति प्रभो । सोऽपि मुक्तिमवाप्नोति किं पुनः पूजने रतः
nāmamātramapi tryakṣa yaste kīrtayati prabho | so'pi muktimavāpnoti kiṃ punaḥ pūjane rataḥ
اے سہ چشم پروردگار! جو کوئی محض تیرا نام بھی کیرتن کرتا ہے، اے مالک، وہ بھی مکتی پا لیتا ہے؛ پھر جو تیری پوجا میں مشغول ہو، اس کا کیا کہنا!
Narrative voice within the Māhātmya (speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee sings Śiva’s names with raised hands; sound waves or floral motifs emanate toward the liṅga; other pilgrims join, suggesting communal kīrtana; the shrine radiates grace.
FAQs
Śiva’s name itself is salvific; worship intensifies that liberating grace.
Not specified in this verse; the teaching is presented within a tīrtha-glorifying chapter.
Nāma-kīrtana (recitation/praise of Śiva’s name) and pūjā (worship) are highlighted as liberating practices.