Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40
तस्माद्वज्रेण देवेन्द्रस्तवैतल्लिंगमुत्तमम् । छादयिष्यति सर्वत्र यदि त्वं मन्यसे प्रभो
tasmādvajreṇa devendrastavaitalliṃgamuttamam | chādayiṣyati sarvatra yadi tvaṃ manyase prabho
“সেয়েহে, হে প্ৰভু, যদি তুমি অনুমোদন কৰা, তেন্তে দেৱেন্দ্ৰ (ইন্দ্ৰ) নিজৰ বজ্ৰেৰে তোমাৰ এই উত্তম লিঙ্গক সৰ্বত্ৰ আৱৰণ দিব, যাতে ই অনিয়ন্ত্ৰিতভাৱে নিকটৱৰ্তী নহয়।”
The Devas (gods), implied continuation
Tirtha: Arbuda-liṅga (contextual)
Type: temple
Scene: Devas propose Indra’s vajra forming a protective cover or boundary around the radiant liṅga—depicted as a shimmering, thunderbolt-like lattice or dome, signifying controlled access.
FAQs
The holiest realities are protected with reverence; sacred power is to be approached with discipline, not casualness.
The liṅga of the Arbuda-khaṇḍa narrative is presented as extraordinarily potent within the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa sacred geography.
A proposed protective act: concealing/covering the liṅga with Indra’s vajra, subject to Śiva’s consent.