Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38
अतीतं च तथागामि कुलानां तारयेच्छतम् । मृन्मयं काष्ठनिष्पन्नं पक्वेष्टं शैलमेव च
atītaṃ ca tathāgāmi kulānāṃ tārayecchatam | mṛnmayaṃ kāṣṭhaniṣpannaṃ pakveṣṭaṃ śailameva ca
ويُنقِذ مئةَ سلالةٍ من الأسر، ما مضى منها وما سيأتي. سواء أكان اللِّṅga من طين، أو مصنوعًا من خشب، أو مُشكَّلًا من لَبِنٍ مشويّ، أو من حجر—فإن إقامةَه تحمل قوةَ الخلاص.
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Listener: Mahāsena (Skanda)
Scene: A humble liṅga made of different materials shown in four vignettes—clay, wood, brick, stone—each receiving worship; behind, a lineage-tree with ancestors above and descendants below illuminated by Śiva’s grace.
FAQs
Śiva-centered acts are said to uplift not only the individual but entire family lineages across time.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on liṅga-pratiṣṭhā and its trans-generational merit.
Acknowledgement of acceptable liṅga materials: clay, wood, baked brick, and stone.