Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77
यद्ब्रह्म योगिनां गम्यं सर्वेषां हृदये स्थितम् । तिष्ठते यस्य लिंगं तु स्वयंभुवमिति स्थितम्
yadbrahma yogināṃ gamyaṃ sarveṣāṃ hṛdaye sthitam | tiṣṭhate yasya liṃgaṃ tu svayaṃbhuvamiti sthitam
যি ব্ৰহ্ম যোগীসকলৰ গম্য আৰু সকলোৰে হৃদয়ত অধিষ্ঠিত—তাৰ লিঙ্গ ইয়াত ‘স্বয়ম্ভূ’ (স্বয়ং প্ৰকাশিত) ৰূপে স্থিত আছে।
Narrator (continuation of Sūta’s discourse in this adhyāya; explicit marker absent in this verse)
Tirtha: Svayaṃbhu-liṅga (Dharmāraṇya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tranquil svayaṃbhu liṅga rises naturally from the earth in Dharmāraṇya; yogins sit in meditation, and a subtle heart-lotus motif overlays the scene, indicating Brahman within all beings.
FAQs
The transcendent Brahman is also immanent in all hearts; the svayaṃbhu liṅga symbolizes this self-revealing divine reality.
Dharmāraṇya is implied as the place where the Svayaṃbhu liṅga stands.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse provides the metaphysical basis for liṅga-darśana and worship.