Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57
ततः प्रविश्य पातालं देवैः सार्धं पितामहः । स्वयमेवाकरोत्पूजां तस्य लिंगस्य भक्तितः
tataḥ praviśya pātālaṃ devaiḥ sārdhaṃ pitāmahaḥ | svayamevākarotpūjāṃ tasya liṃgasya bhaktitaḥ
Alors Pitāmaha (Brahmā), entrant dans Pātāla avec les dieux, accomplit lui-même, par dévotion, le culte de ce Liṅga sacré.
Narrator (context: Sūta in Mahātmya-style narration)
Type: cave
Scene: Brahmā, accompanied by devas, enters the subterranean realm and performs pūjā to a radiant liṅga; the setting suggests cavernous depths with jewel-like glow.
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Even the highest deities model humility: sincere bhakti expressed through pūjā is the hallmark of dharma.
A sacred Pātāla-associated liṅga-sthāna within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
Pūjā (formal worship) of the liṅga performed with devotion (bhakti) is highlighted.