Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 18
अमृतेश समं लिंगं नास्ति क्वापि महीतले । तल्लिंगं शंभुना तिष्ये कृतं गुप्तं प्रयत्नतः
amṛteśa samaṃ liṃgaṃ nāsti kvāpi mahītale | talliṃgaṃ śaṃbhunā tiṣye kṛtaṃ guptaṃ prayatnataḥ
પૃથ્વી પર ક્યાંય અમૃતેશ સમાન બીજું કોઈ લિંગ નથી. તિષ્ય (કલી) યુગમાં શંભુએ તે લિંગને પ્રયત્નપૂર્વક ગૂપ્ત રાખ્યું છે.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Amṛteśa liṅga
Type: temple
Listener: Sage addressed (munīśvara)
Scene: Śambhu’s unseen will is depicted as a protective veil around the Amṛteśa liṅga—like a luminous sheath—while the world of Kali churns outside; the liṅga remains supreme yet hidden.
FAQs
The verse asserts the incomparable sanctity of a specific Śiva form and teaches that divine mysteries may be concealed to protect their sanctity in darker ages.
Amṛteśvara liṅga associated with Kāśī/Ānandakānana, praised as unequalled.
None directly; the focus is on the liṅga’s uniqueness and its concealment in Kali-yuga.