Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
शुक्रेण कथितं सर्वं माघकृष्णे निशागमे । चतुर्दश्यां शुचिर्भूत्वा यस्तल्लिंगं प्रपूजयेत् । कालाघ्रातोऽपि न प्राणैः स पुमांस्त्यज्यते क्वचित्
śukreṇa kathitaṃ sarvaṃ māghakṛṣṇe niśāgame | caturdaśyāṃ śucirbhūtvā yastalliṃgaṃ prapūjayet | kālāghrāto'pi na prāṇaiḥ sa pumāṃstyajyate kvacit
Tout cela fut proclamé par Śukra, dans la nuit qui clôt la quinzaine sombre de Māgha. Quiconque, devenu pur au quatorzième jour lunaire, vénère ce Liṅga avec entière révérence—fût-il effleuré par le Temps (la mort)—n’est jamais abandonné par le souffle de vie.
Narrator reporting Śukra’s instruction (Śukra as the cited authority)
Tirtha: Vṛṣanātha Liṅga
Type: kshetra
Scene: Night of Māgha dark fortnight: a purified devotee worships the Vṛṣanātha Liṅga with lamps and offerings; Time/Death personified hovers but is repelled by Śiva’s radiance, while the devotee’s prāṇa remains steadfast.
FAQs
Sincere, pure worship of the kṣetra’s liṅga on the prescribed tithi grants powerful protection, even against the fear of death.
The Vṛṣanātha-liṅga and its kṣetra, whose worship is said to bestow extraordinary protection.
On Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (14th lunar day), at night, one should become ritually pure and perform devoted liṅga-pūjā.