Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
सूत उवाच । तेषां पूजाकृते रौद्रा राक्षसा बलवत्तराः । लंकापुर्याः समायांति सदैव शतशः पुरा
sūta uvāca | teṣāṃ pūjākṛte raudrā rākṣasā balavattarāḥ | laṃkāpuryāḥ samāyāṃti sadaiva śataśaḥ purā
قال سوتا: لأجل عبادة تلك اللِّنگات، كانت الرَّاكشَسات الشرسة شديدة البأس تأتي قديمًا من مدينة لَنْكا دائمًا أفواجًا بالمئات.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta narrator)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Hundreds of formidable Rākṣasas arriving from Laṅkā in processions to worship a cluster of liṅgas—yet with folded hands, offerings, and disciplined ritual order.
FAQs
The pull of sacred worship transcends boundaries—devotees travel great distances to honor powerful liṅgas.
The liṅga-site within the same Tīrthamāhātmya setting, notable enough to draw worshippers even from Laṅkā.
Pūjā (worship) of the liṅgas is highlighted as the purpose of the Rākṣasas’ pilgrimage.