O Yudhishthira, the wise men say that by worshipping the deity, Sankhakarneshvara, one obtains ten times the merit of Ashvamedha (sacrifice).
शकुकर्णेश्वरं देवमर्चयित्वा युधिष्ठिर। अश्वमेधाद् दशगुणं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः॥