Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 73
सर्वे शृणुत भद्रं वो राजानो ये च देहिनः । शिवपूजामृते नान्या गतिरस्ति शरीरिणाम
sarve śṛṇuta bhadraṃ vo rājāno ye ca dehinaḥ | śivapūjāmṛte nānyā gatirasti śarīriṇāma
Tất cả hãy lắng nghe—nguyện phúc lành đến với các vị—hỡi các bậc vương giả và mọi chúng sinh mang thân; ngoài việc thờ phụng Śiva, kẻ có thân không có nẻo quy y chân thật nào khác.
Hanūmān
Listener: rājānaḥ (kings) and all embodied beings (general audience)
Scene: A sage-like narrator addresses assembled kings and beings, raising a hand in instruction; behind, a serene Śiva-liṅga with bilva leaves symbolizes the sole refuge.
FAQs
Śiva-pūjā is proclaimed as the foremost spiritual refuge and the decisive path for embodied beings.
The verse is doctrinal rather than geographic; the chapter’s frame glorifies Pradoṣa worship associated with Maṇḍavā-saras.
Śiva-pūjā (worship of Śiva) as the essential practice for spiritual welfare and ultimate good.