Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 80
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु निर्भिद्य धरणीतलम् । लिंगं माहेश्वरं विप्रा निष्क्रांतं सूर्यसंनिभम्
etasminneva kāle tu nirbhidya dharaṇītalam | liṃgaṃ māheśvaraṃ viprā niṣkrāṃtaṃ sūryasaṃnibham
À cet instant même, fendant la surface de la terre, surgit—ô brāhmaṇas—un liṅga de Māheśvara, rayonnant comme le soleil.
Sūta (narration addressed to brāhmaṇas/sages)
Type: kshetra
Listener: viprāḥ (addressed)
Scene: The earth splits open and a radiant liṅga rises, blazing like the sun; brāhmaṇas witness in awe, shielding eyes, with dust and light rays filling the scene.
FAQs
A sanctified place is marked by divine manifestation; tapas and devotion culminate in Śiva’s visible presence.
A local Śaiva site where a Māheśvara liṅga is said to have emerged from the earth, anchoring the tīrtha’s sanctity.
No explicit ritual; it narrates the origin (prādurbhāva) of the worship-worthy liṅga.