Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
यो मामत्र स्थितं मर्त्यः पूजयिष्यति भक्तितः । तस्याहं संप्रदास्यामि चित्तस्थं सकलं फलम्
yo māmatra sthitaṃ martyaḥ pūjayiṣyati bhaktitaḥ | tasyāhaṃ saṃpradāsyāmi cittasthaṃ sakalaṃ phalam
«Tout mortel qui M’adorera ici, Moi établi en ce lieu, avec dévotion, Je lui accorderai pleinement tout fruit qu’il porte en son cœur.»
Mahādeva (Śiva) (deduced from immediate narrative context of promises about the liṅga)
Type: kshetra
Listener: General pilgrims/mortals (martyāḥ)
Scene: The deity speaks from/through the liṅga, promising fulfilment to any mortal who worships with devotion; a pilgrim offers flowers and lamp, eyes closed in prayer.
FAQs
Devotional worship at a sanctified seat of Śiva is portrayed as directly efficacious—merit answers sincere inner aspiration.
The particular liṅga-tīrtha of Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 30, where Śiva is said to be specially present.
Pūjā (worship) performed with bhakti at the liṅga in that place.