Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 81
ततः प्रोवाच ते देवः स्वयमेव महेश्वरः । ताभ्यां सुतपसा तुष्टः सादरं भक्तवत्सलः
tataḥ provāca te devaḥ svayameva maheśvaraḥ | tābhyāṃ sutapasā tuṣṭaḥ sādaraṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ
Darauf sprach jener Gott—Maheśvara selbst—leibhaftig, erfreut über die erhabene Askese der beiden, zärtlich und ehrerbietig; denn er ist stets den Bhaktas zugetan.
Sūta (narrator)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Maheśvara appears near the newly emerged liṅga and speaks gently to the two ascetics; his expression is compassionate, conveying bhakta-vātsalya; the scene glows with soft divine light.
FAQs
Sincere tapas and bhakti draw the Lord’s direct response; divine compassion is central to tīrtha legends.
The same locality where the liṅga emerged and where the two devotees performed austerities, establishing the site’s fame.
Implicitly affirms tapas and devotion as efficacious; no specific rite is detailed in this verse.