Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
तेन भूतेश्वरेत्युक्तं नाम तस्य पुरा किल । पंचविंशतितत्त्वानि ज्ञात्वा मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात्
tena bhūteśvaretyuktaṃ nāma tasya purā kila | paṃcaviṃśatitattvāni jñātvā muktimavāpnuyāt
Vì thế, từ thuở xưa, danh hiệu của Ngài quả thật được xưng là “Bhūteśvara”. Ai thấu triệt hai mươi lăm tattva thì có thể đạt đến giải thoát (mokṣa).
Śiva (deduced)
Tirtha: Bhūteśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: (ṛṣi assembly)
Scene: A concluding teaching: the sage affirms the ancient naming of Bhūteśvara and depicts liberation as a luminous ascent from the web of tattvas, with the liṅga as the still center; a seeker appears serene, as if released.
FAQs
Sacred-site devotion is joined to liberating knowledge: understanding tattvas leads the seeker toward mukti.
Bhūteśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, whose very name is tied to cosmic principles and liberation.
The verse emphasizes tattva-jñāna as a liberating discipline; it complements, rather than replaces, the pūjā described earlier.