Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
। सूत उवाच । तस्यैव दक्षिणे भागे वालखिल्यैः प्रतिष्ठितम् । लिंगमस्ति सुविख्यातं सर्वपातकनाशनम्
| sūta uvāca | tasyaiva dakṣiṇe bhāge vālakhilyaiḥ pratiṣṭhitam | liṃgamasti suvikhyātaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam
قال سوتا: في جهته الجنوبية عينها لِنْغَمٌ مشهور، أقامه حكماء فالاخيليا، وهو مُهلكٌ لكلّ الآثام.
Sūta
Tirtha: Rudraśīrṣa (southern liṅga)
Type: temple
Listener: ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
Scene: A small but radiant liṅga-shrine on the southern side of a sacred area; Vālakhilya sages (tiny, ascetic, radiant) are shown establishing or venerating the liṅga; pilgrims approach for darśana.
FAQs
Holy sites are sanctified by sage-consecration, and worship there is praised as a means of removing even grave sins.
A famous liṅga on the southern side of the previously described sacred spot, consecrated by the Vālakhilyas.
No detailed ritual is stated; the verse identifies the liṅga and its sin-destroying potency, implying worship/visit.