Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38
अतीतं च तथागामि कुलानां तारयेच्छतम् । मृन्मयं काष्ठनिष्पन्नं पक्वेष्टं शैलमेव च
atītaṃ ca tathāgāmi kulānāṃ tārayecchatam | mṛnmayaṃ kāṣṭhaniṣpannaṃ pakveṣṭaṃ śailameva ca
সে অতীত ও ভবিষ্যৎ—উভয় প্রকার কুলের মধ্যে শত কুলকে উদ্ধার করে। লিঙ্গ মাটির হোক, কাঠের নির্মিত হোক, পোড়া ইটের হোক বা পাথরেরই হোক।
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Listener: Mahāsena (Skanda)
Scene: A humble liṅga made of different materials shown in four vignettes—clay, wood, brick, stone—each receiving worship; behind, a lineage-tree with ancestors above and descendants below illuminated by Śiva’s grace.
FAQs
Śiva-centered acts are said to uplift not only the individual but entire family lineages across time.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on liṅga-pratiṣṭhā and its trans-generational merit.
Acknowledgement of acceptable liṅga materials: clay, wood, baked brick, and stone.