Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 126
जितेंद्रियश्च यो नित्यं मां लिंगेत्र प्रपूजयेत् । भुक्तिमुक्ती न दूरस्थे तस्य नित्यं द्विजोत्तम
jiteṃdriyaśca yo nityaṃ māṃ liṃgetra prapūjayet | bhuktimuktī na dūrasthe tasya nityaṃ dvijottama
يا أفضلَ ذوي الولادتين، إنَّ العابدَ الذي يضبطُ حواسَّه ويُقيمُ عبادتي كلَّ يومٍ في هذا الحقلِ المقدّس للِّينغا، لا يبتعدُ عنه نعيمُ الدنيا ولا الموكشا؛ بل يلازمانه دائمًا.
Śiva (first-person “mām/me” indicates direct divine speech)
Tirtha: Liṅga-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottama (best of twice-born) addressed to the interlocutor
Scene: A self-controlled devotee performs daily worship at the liṅga: clean simple attire, bilva leaves and water offering, steady gaze; behind him symbolic imagery of two paths—prosperity and liberation—converging at Śiva.
FAQs
Discipline and daily worship in a Śiva-kṣetra harmonize dharma, prosperity, and liberation—bhukti and mukti together.
The liṅga-kṣetra being narrated in Adhyāya 40 is praised as a place where Śiva grants both worldly and transcendent goals.
Maintain sense-control and perform nitya (daily) pūjā to Śiva in the liṅga-kṣetra.