Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
इति लिंगांबुधेर्जातां परिपीय वचःसुधाम् । बभूवानंदसंदोह मंथरातीव ह्रीमती
iti liṃgāṃbudherjātāṃ paripīya vacaḥsudhām | babhūvānaṃdasaṃdoha maṃtharātīva hrīmatī
Ainsi, ayant bu ce nectar de paroles né de l’océan du Liṅga, la jeune fille pudique fut submergée d’une joie abondante et, dans sa réserve, sembla comme ralentie.
Narrator (Skanda to Agastya) [deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame narration]
Tirtha: Ratneśa-liṅga (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Umā (frame) / audience
Scene: The maiden, having ‘drunk’ the nectar of Śiva’s boon-speech from the liṅga-ocean, stands bashful and radiant, slowed by overwhelming bliss; the air seems thick with sweetness.
FAQs
Divine assurance received through worship transforms the heart, producing bliss, humility, and reverent awe.
Ratneśvara Liṅga in Kāśī, portrayed as an ‘ocean’ of grace from which nectar-like words arise.
None explicitly; the verse depicts the inner fruit (ānanda) that follows devoted worship and receiving the boon.