Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 77
तस्मात्संक्रमणं लिंगे तावकेऽस्मिन्द्विजोत्तम । करिष्यामि न सन्देहो दिनमेकमसंशयम्
tasmātsaṃkramaṇaṃ liṃge tāvake'smindvijottama | kariṣyāmi na sandeho dinamekamasaṃśayam
Darum, o Bester der Zweimalgeborenen, werde ich gewiss in dieses dein Liṅga eintreten und darin verweilen—ohne Zweifel—einen vollen Tag lang.
Śrī Bhagavān (Śiva)
Type: temple
Listener: dvija-uttama
Scene: Bhagavān declares he will enter and abide within the brāhmaṇa’s liṅga for one day; the liṅga stands adorned with bilva leaves, garlands, and a dripping abhiṣeka pot.
FAQs
A liṅga becomes exceptionally potent when the Lord explicitly promises to abide there, validating the site’s sanctity.
The liṅga and associated tīrtha of Nāgara Khaṇḍa, Adhyāya 209, where Śiva promises special presence.
The verse implies a consecratory moment—Śiva’s saṁkramaṇa into the liṅga—forming the basis for later worship and pilgrimage merit.