Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
अचलं लिंगमेतद्धि नोद्धर्त्तुं शक्यते विभो । एक एवात्र निर्दिष्ट उपायो नापरः स्मृतः
acalaṃ liṃgametaddhi noddharttuṃ śakyate vibho | eka evātra nirdiṣṭa upāyo nāparaḥ smṛtaḥ
إنّ هذا اللِّنگا ثابتٌ لا يتحرّك، يا مولاي؛ لا يمكن رفعُه. وهنا قد أُشير إلى وسيلةٍ واحدةٍ لا غير، ولا تُذكر طريقةٌ سواها.
Narrator (contextual continuation; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Acala-liṅga at Arbuda (as narrated in Arbuda-khaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (addressed as nṛpottama)
Scene: A massive, ancient liṅga rooted into the earth/rock, radiating stillness; attendants and devas realize it cannot be moved and turn toward ritual as the only path.
FAQs
Certain sacred manifestations are ‘acala’—fixed by divine will—teaching acceptance of the sacred geography and reliance on the prescribed dharmic remedy.
The Arbuda Khaṇḍa’s Liṅga-site at/near Vālakhilyāśrama, characterized by an immovable Liṅga that defines the sanctity of the spot.
The verse hints that a single specific upāya is prescribed (to be detailed in subsequent verses); here it states exclusivity rather than naming the rite.