Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57
चन्द्र उवाच । यदि तुष्टोऽसि देवेश यदि देयो वरो मम । तत्स्थापितेषु लिंगेषु मया सर्वेषु सर्वदा । संनिधानं त्वया कार्यं लोकानां हित काम्यया
candra uvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa yadi deyo varo mama | tatsthāpiteṣu liṃgeṣu mayā sarveṣu sarvadā | saṃnidhānaṃ tvayā kāryaṃ lokānāṃ hita kāmyayā
চন্দ্ৰ ক’লে: “হে দেৱেশ! যদি তুমি সন্তুষ্ট আৰু মোক বৰ দিয়া হয়, তেন্তে মোৰ দ্বাৰা স্থাপিত সকলো লিঙ্গত সদায় তোমাৰ পবিত্ৰ সান্নিধ্য প্ৰকাশিত হওক, লোককল্যাণৰ কামনাৰে।”
Candra/Soma
Tirtha: Candra-sthāpita Sarva-liṅga-samūha (68)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Candra, hands folded, petitions Devēśa: ‘In every liṅga I established, may your presence abide always for the world’s welfare.’ Multiple liṅgas appear as a sacred panorama behind him.
FAQs
True devotion seeks blessings not only for oneself but for the welfare of all beings—establishing sacred presence for the world’s benefit.
The verse points to a network of Soma-established Śiva-liṅgas within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s tīrtha landscape, collectively revered as Somēśvara-linked shrines.
It implies liṅga-upāsanā at Soma-established shrines where Śiva’s sannidhāna is sought; the specific timing is clarified in the next verse.
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