Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70
तस्मादेव हि लिंगाच्च प्रादुर्भूय भवोऽब्रवीत् । वरं वरय रे त्वाष्ट्र दृढभक्त्यानया तव
tasmādeva hi liṃgācca prādurbhūya bhavo'bravīt | varaṃ varaya re tvāṣṭra dṛḍhabhaktyānayā tava
De ce liṅga même, Bhava se manifesta et dit : «Choisis une grâce, ô Tvāṣṭra, car ta dévotion inébranlable m’a pleinement satisfait.»
Bhava (Śiva)
Tirtha: Liṅga-sthāna in Kāśī (contextual)
Type: temple
Listener: null
Scene: From the liṅga, Bhava emerges in radiant form, addressing Tvāṣṭra with compassion and authority, inviting him to choose a boon; the devotee stands awestruck with folded hands.
FAQs
Firm devotion culminates in direct divine manifestation and the granting of boons.
Kāśī, through the theology of the liṅga as a living locus of Śiva’s presence.
Implicit: sustained liṅga worship leading to Śiva’s darśana; the verse highlights boon-bestowal rather than a new rite.