Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1
नारद उवाच । अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि ब्रह्मेशं लिंगमुत्तमम् । यस्य स्मरणमात्रेण वाजपेयफलं भवेत्
nārada uvāca | ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi brahmeśaṃ liṃgamuttamam | yasya smaraṇamātreṇa vājapeyaphalaṃ bhavet
Nārada dit : «À présent, je vais proclamer le Liṅga suprême nommé Brahmeśa. Par son seul souvenir, on obtient le fruit du sacrifice Vājapeya».
Nārada
Tirtha: Brahmeśa-liṅga
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha
Scene: Nārada, radiant and authoritative, announces the forthcoming glory of the Brahmeśa liṅga; the liṅga is envisioned as luminous, with Brahmā and Īśa motifs subtly present.
FAQs
Remembrance (smaraṇa) of a holy Śaiva form can bestow great merit, even comparable to major Vedic sacrifices.
The verse introduces the Brahmeśa Liṅga; the associated tīrtha is detailed in the following verses of the same adhyāya.
No external rite is prescribed here; the stated practice is smaraṇa—devotional remembrance of Brahmeśa.