Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तद्दृष्ट्वा तु महादेवि स्पृष्ट्वा च सुसमाहितः । संपूज्य विधिवद्भक्त्या मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषात्
taddṛṣṭvā tu mahādevi spṛṣṭvā ca susamāhitaḥ | saṃpūjya vidhivadbhaktyā mucyate sarvakilbiṣāt
اے مہادیوی، اسے دیکھ کر، یکسوئی کے ساتھ اسے چھو کر، اور قاعدے کے مطابق بھکتی سے پوجا کر کے—انسان تمام کِلبِش، یعنی ہر طرح کے گناہ و آلودگی سے آزاد ہو جاتا ہے۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Uttaṅkeśvara
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A pilgrim stands before the Uttaṅkeśvara liṅga, hands steady, eyes lowered in concentration; he touches the liṅga reverently and performs orderly pūjā—water pouring, bilva leaves, lamp—while a subtle aura suggests ‘kilbiṣa’ dissolving.
FAQs
Reverent engagement—seeing, touching, and worshipping with inner focus—purifies the devotee.
Uttaṅkeśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Perform darśana (seeing), sparśana (touching) with concentration, and vidhi-vat pūjā (rule-based worship) with bhakti.