Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 161
मरीचिपाः पुष्पजं च ज्ञानगम्येति नाम च । शकृताः शकृतं लिंगं ज्ञानज्ञेयेति नाम च
marīcipāḥ puṣpajaṃ ca jñānagamyeti nāma ca | śakṛtāḥ śakṛtaṃ liṃgaṃ jñānajñeyeti nāma ca
মরীচিপাগণ পুষ্পজ লিঙ্গ নির্মাণ করে তার নাম দেন ‘জ্ঞানগম্য’। আর শকৃতাগণ গোবর-নির্মিত লিঙ্গ গড়ে তার নাম ঘোষণা করেন ‘জ্ঞানজ্ঞেয়’।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Jñānagamya-liṅga (puṣpaja) and Jñānajñeya-liṅga (śakṛtaja)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sages called Marīcipas craft a liṅga from blossoms, fragrant and bright; another group, Śakṛtas, forms a liṅga from sanctified cow-dung, performing reverent worship, highlighting knowledge as the true purifier.
FAQs
Śiva is worshipped through many forms; the inner purity of knowledge and devotion is emphasized over external material.
This verse functions as a liṅga-name catalogue within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context rather than praising a single named tīrtha in this snippet.
No explicit vrata, dāna, or snāna is stated here; it records the making and naming of liṅgas.