Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
ततस्ते दानवाः शेषा ज्ञात्वा तल्लिंगसंभवम् । माहात्म्यं वृषनाथस्य क्षेत्रस्यास्योद्भवस्य च
tataste dānavāḥ śeṣā jñātvā talliṃgasaṃbhavam | māhātmyaṃ vṛṣanāthasya kṣetrasyāsyodbhavasya ca
Dann erfuhren die verbliebenen Dānavas den Ursprung jenes Liṅga und erkannten die Größe Vṛṣanāthas sowie die heilige Offenbarung dieses geweihten Kṣetra.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Tirtha: Vṛṣanātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: The remaining dānavas, humbled, listen and learn the origin of the Liṅga; the Vṛṣanātha shrine or a radiant Liṅga appears as the focal point, emanating light that transforms their demeanor from hostility to reverence.
FAQs
Even opponents are transformed when they recognize the divine origin of a sacred symbol and the māhātmya of its kṣetra.
The Vṛṣanātha-liṅga and the associated kṣetra (holy region) being praised in Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.
This verse does not prescribe a rite; it introduces the recognition of the liṅga’s origin and the kṣetra’s glory.