Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 142
शिवशक्तिमयं ह्येतत्प्रत्यक्षं दृश्यते जगत् । लिंगांकं च भगांकं च नान्यदेवांकितं क्वचित्
śivaśaktimayaṃ hyetatpratyakṣaṃ dṛśyate jagat | liṃgāṃkaṃ ca bhagāṃkaṃ ca nānyadevāṃkitaṃ kvacit
هذا العالم الذي نراه عيانًا أمام أعيننا مغمورٌ بشيفا وشاكتي. وفي كل موضعٍ تظهر علامات اللِّينغا والبَهَغا (اليوني)، ولا يُوسَم قطّ بعلامة إلهٍ آخر.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: devotees / śiva-vratins
Scene: A cosmic vision: the universe as a vast mandala where mountains, rivers, and beings subtly form the liṅga and yoni motifs, indicating Śiva-Śakti pervasion; no other deity-mark dominates the field.
FAQs
Reality is understood as Śiva-Śakti; the cosmos itself points to their creative and sustaining presence.
No specific site is named; the verse is a doctrinal statement supporting Śaiva worship and symbolism.
No explicit ritual is given; it implicitly supports liṅga-upāsanā as aligned with the nature of the world.