Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
ततस्तत्क्षेत्रमासाद्य स सिद्धः श्रद्धयान्वितः । लिंगं संपूजयामास यथोक्तविधिना स्वयम्
tatastatkṣetramāsādya sa siddhaḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ | liṃgaṃ saṃpūjayāmāsa yathoktavidhinā svayam
پھر وہ اس مقدّس علاقے میں پہنچ کر، وہ سِدّھ عقیدت سے بھر گیا۔ اس نے خود مقررہ طریقے کے مطابق شِو لِنگ کی پوری طرح پوجا کی۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Tīrthamāhātmya context; exact speaker not in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A siddha arrives at a sacred kṣetra and, filled with faith, performs liṅga worship himself according to the prescribed rite; the focus is on ritual precision and inward devotion.
FAQs
Merit arises when devotion (śraddhā) is joined to correct practice (yathokta-vidhi) in a holy place.
The ‘that kṣetra’ refers to Camatkārapura, the destination previously prescribed by Bṛhaspati.
Liṅga-pūjā performed personally, following the stated/authorized ritual procedure.