Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28
अणुमात्रप्रमाणेन प्रत्यहं समवर्द्धत । ततस्ते मनुजा देवा भीतास्तं शरणं ययुः
aṇumātrapramāṇena pratyahaṃ samavarddhata | tataste manujā devā bhītāstaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ
وكان ينمو يومًا بعد يوم، لا يزيد إلا بمقدار ذرةٍ واحدة. عندئذٍ قصد إليه البشرُ والآلهةُ معًا، وقد أخذهم الخوف، يلتمسون لديه الملجأ.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Govatsa-liṅga / deva-pratiṣṭhita liṅga in Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: The liṅga subtly enlarges day after day—an uncanny, measured growth—until fear spreads; devas and humans gather, anxious yet reverent, moving toward the liṅga in collective surrender.
FAQs
Sacred power, once established, can become overwhelming; the proper response is śaraṇāgati—seeking refuge in the divine.
Dharmāraṇya’s Liṅga is depicted as miraculously potent, reinforcing the site’s exceptional mahātmya.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse highlights a miracle and the dharmic act of seeking refuge (śaraṇa-gamana).