Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 197
लिंगं सिकतामयं ये पूजयंति विपश्चितः । ते रुद्रलोकं गच्छंति नात्र कार्या विचारणा
liṃgaṃ sikatāmayaṃ ye pūjayaṃti vipaścitaḥ | te rudralokaṃ gacchaṃti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
Les dévots clairvoyants qui vénèrent même un liṅga fait de sable vont au monde de Rudra; là-dessus, nul besoin de doute ni de délibération.
Lomaśa (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim kneels by a riverbank or sandy ground, shaping a small sand-liṅga, pouring water and offering bilva; a subtle vision of Rudra-loka or Śiva’s approving presence appears above, underscoring certainty of fruit.
FAQs
Sincere liṅga-worship, even with the simplest materials, yields the highest Śaiva fruit—attainment of Rudra’s realm.
The instruction sits within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra sacred landscape, emphasizing portable devotion (sand liṅga) suited to pilgrimage settings.
Worship of a sand-made Śiva-liṅga (liṅga-pūjā) is explicitly praised as efficacious.