Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
श्रीभगवानुवाच । अभिप्रायो ममाप्येष वर्तते हृदि पद्मज । एवं करोतु देवेन्द्रः सर्वधर्मविवृद्धये
śrībhagavānuvāca | abhiprāyo mamāpyeṣa vartate hṛdi padmaja | evaṃ karotu devendraḥ sarvadharmavivṛddhaye
The Blessed Lord said: “O Lotus-born Brahmā, this very intention abides in My heart as well. Let Devendra (Indra) do so, for the increase of all dharma.”
Śrī Bhagavān (Śiva, in this context)
Tirtha: Arbuda-liṅga/kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva, addressing Brahmā (Padmajā), calmly affirms the plan; Indra stands ready with vajra; the liṅga glows within a nascent protective aura, symbolizing dharma’s structured flourishing.
FAQs
Dharma grows when sacred things are honored and safeguarded under divine guidance.
The powerful liṅga of the Arbuda-khaṇḍa is central; its protection is portrayed as beneficial to the wider sacred order.
Authorization for Indra to enact the protective covering of the liṅga, framed as a dharma-enhancing measure.