Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8
यत्र रत्नमयं लिंगमाविर्भूतं स्वयं मुने । तस्य स्फुरत्प्रभाजालैस्ततमंबरमंडलम्
yatra ratnamayaṃ liṃgamāvirbhūtaṃ svayaṃ mune | tasya sphuratprabhājālaistatamaṃbaramaṃḍalam
Ô sage, là où ce Liṅga de joyaux se manifesta de lui-même, toute la voûte du ciel se trouva déployée sous ses filets étincelants de lumière.
Narrator (contextual; Kāśī Khaṇḍa discourse tradition)
Tirtha: Svayaṃbhū Ratna-liṅga at Śaileśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni (explicitly addressed)
Scene: The jewel-liṅga emits interlacing beams; the sky dome above is filled with a net of shimmering light, as if a celestial canopy has been woven from gem-flashes.
FAQs
A true tīrtha is marked by divine self-manifestation and an atmosphere transformed by sacred radiance.
The Śaileśvara Liṅga-site in Kāśī, portrayed as a svayaṃbhū manifestation.
No direct prescription; the verse functions as māhātmya—establishing the site’s miraculous sign (radiant theophany).