Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
रुद्रमायांतमालोक्य तद्भक्तार्चित लिंगतः । दैत्यस्तेनैव रूपेण ववृधे भूधरोपमः
rudramāyāṃtamālokya tadbhaktārcita liṃgataḥ | daityastenaiva rūpeṇa vavṛdhe bhūdharopamaḥ
Voyant Rudra s’avancer depuis le liṅga honoré par le dévot, le Daitya grandit sous cette même forme, devenant immense tel une montagne, par orgueil d’hostilité.
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.