Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 144
महाकाल उवाच । योनिरेवंविदा तेषां पितॄणां च दिवौकसाम् । दूरोक्तं दूरपूजा च दूरस्तुतिरथापि यत्
mahākāla uvāca | yonirevaṃvidā teṣāṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca divaukasām | dūroktaṃ dūrapūjā ca dūrastutirathāpi yat
摩诃迦罗说道：这正是诸祖灵（Pitṛ）与天界住民的存在方式；即使远处所说之言、远处所行之礼、远处所献之赞颂，也都能到达他们。
Mahākāla
Tirtha: Mahākāla (conceptual anchor; often Mahākāleśvara)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Questioner in the dialogue (unnamed in provided excerpt)
Scene: Mahākāla speaks as a dark, radiant Śaiva form; waves of sound (mantra/stuti) travel across space to luminous Pitṛs and devas, depicted receiving subtle offerings.
FAQs
For subtle beings like Pitṛs and devas, intention, mantra, and devotion transmit offerings beyond physical distance.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it presents a general doctrine connected with Mahākāla’s authority.
Dūra-pūjā and dūra-stuti—worship and praise offered even from afar are affirmed as effective.