Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
सदाभ्यैतु समं लिंगैस्तैराद्यैः सुरसत्तम । येनामर्षप्रशांतिर्नः सर्वेषामिह जायते
sadābhyaitu samaṃ liṃgaistairādyaiḥ surasattama | yenāmarṣapraśāṃtirnaḥ sarveṣāmiha jāyate
«Ô le meilleur parmi les dieux, que ces liṅga primordiaux demeurent ici à jamais, réunis, afin qu’en ce lieu s’apaise la colère et la rivalité de nous tous.»
Brāhmaṇas
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred precinct where several ancient liṅgas are envisioned as simultaneously present; devas (or rival claimants) stand with folded hands, their anger dissolving into calm as the liṅgas radiate stillness.
FAQs
Sustained divine presence (through liṅga worship) is sought not for power, but for peace—cooling pride, anger, and rivalry.
The local kṣetra near the city is praised as a place where primordial liṅgas’ presence brings pacification and welfare.
A request implying liṅga-sthāpana/continued presence and worship of liṅgas as the means to pacify resentment.