Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 152
काशजं वसवो लिंगं स्वयंभुमिति नाम च । त्रिलोहं मातरो लिंगं नाम भूतेशमेव च
kāśajaṃ vasavo liṃgaṃ svayaṃbhumiti nāma ca | trilohaṃ mātaro liṃgaṃ nāma bhūteśameva ca
বসুসকলে কাশা-ঘাঁহেৰে গঢ়া লিঙ্গ পূজা কৰি তাক ‘স্বয়ম্ভূ’—স্বয়ং প্ৰকাশিত—বুলি ক’লে। মাতৃকাসকলে ত্ৰিধাতুৰ লিঙ্গ পূজা কৰি তাৰ নাম ‘ভূতেশ’—সত্তাসকলৰ অধিপতি—ৰাখিলে।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa default attribution
Scene: Vasus offer simple kāśa-grass garlands to a humble grass-formed liṅga marked ‘Svayaṃbhu’; nearby, the Mātṛkās—powerful mother-goddesses—circle a tri-metal liṅga, radiating protective energy, naming it Bhūteśa; the scene blends austerity with fierce guardianship.
FAQs
Śiva’s self-manifest nature (Svayaṃbhu) and sovereignty over all beings (Bhūteśa) are honored through diverse, dharmic modes of worship.
No particular locality is specified; the verse presents a pan-Purāṇic catalogue of revered liṅga-forms and divine worshippers.
Liṅga-upāsanā accompanied by nāma (invocation): worship with the names ‘Svayaṃbhu’ and ‘Bhūteśa’.