Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
रुद्रमायांतमालोक्य तद्भक्तार्चित लिंगतः । दैत्यस्तेनैव रूपेण ववृधे भूधरोपमः
rudramāyāṃtamālokya tadbhaktārcita liṃgataḥ | daityastenaiva rūpeṇa vavṛdhe bhūdharopamaḥ
Als der Daitya Rudra herankommen sah, aus dem vom Verehrer verehrten Liṅga, wuchs er in eben dieser Gestalt an, gewaltig wie ein Berg, aus feindseligem Hochmut.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī liṅga-sthāna (manifestation-point)
Type: temple
Listener: Kāśī-māhātmya audience
Scene: Rudra advances, having manifested from the devotee-worshipped liṅga; the daitya, seeing Him, expands into a colossal form, mountain-like, driven by hostile pride.
FAQs
When divinity appears, adharma may intensify in arrogance—but that escalation only precedes its downfall.
Kāśī’s liṅga-centered sacred space, where worship draws forth Śiva’s protective manifestation.
Implicitly, liṅga-arcana (worship of the liṅga) by a devotee is referenced as the devotional act central to the episode.