Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74
देवदेव उवाच । एवमस्तु महातेजो मुने परमकोपन । यत्त्वया स्थापितं लिंगं दुर्वासेश्वरसंज्ञितम्
devadeva uvāca | evamastu mahātejo mune paramakopana | yattvayā sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ durvāseśvarasaṃjñitam
দেৱদেৱে ক’লে: “এৱমস্তু, হে মহাতেজস্বী মুনি, হে পৰম ক্ৰোধী। তোমাৰ দ্বাৰা স্থাপিত লিঙ্গ ‘দুৰ্বাসেশ্বৰ’ নামে খ্যাত হ’ব।”
Śiva (Devadeva)
Tirtha: Durvāseśvara-liṅga
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of the Kāśī-māhātmya discourse
Scene: Śiva, addressed as Devadeva, speaks a boon to the fierce sage Durvāsā; the newly established liṅga glows as its name ‘Durvāseśvara’ is proclaimed.
FAQs
Divine approval sanctifies sacred installations; a liṅga consecrated with devotion becomes a lasting source of merit.
Durvāseśvara, a named Śiva-liṅga within the Kāśī sacred landscape.
Liṅga-sthāpana (consecration) is referenced as the foundational act behind later worship and pilgrimage merit.