Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
वसिष्ठ उवाच । लिंगेऽस्मिंस्तव सांनिध्यं सदा भवतु शंकर । मया पूर्वं प्रतिज्ञातं नगस्येह महात्मने । सत्यं कुरु वचो मे त्वं यदि तुष्टोऽसि शंकर
vasiṣṭha uvāca | liṃge'smiṃstava sāṃnidhyaṃ sadā bhavatu śaṃkara | mayā pūrvaṃ pratijñātaṃ nagasyeha mahātmane | satyaṃ kuru vaco me tvaṃ yadi tuṣṭo'si śaṃkara
વસિષ્ઠ બોલ્યા—“હે શંકર! આ લિંગમાં તમારું સાન્નિધ્ય સદા રહે. મેં અગાઉ અહીં આ મહાન પર્વતને પ્રતિજ્ઞા આપી હતી. હે શંકર, તમે પ્રસન્ન હો તો મારા વચનને સત્ય કરો.”
Vasiṣṭha
Tirtha: Arbuda-liṅga (sānnidhya-prārthanā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vasiṣṭha, serene and authoritative, addresses the newly arisen liṅga, palms joined, requesting Śiva’s eternal presence to fulfill an earlier promise made to the mountain; the mountain appears personified subtly as a listening presence.
FAQs
A dhārmic vow and truthful speech seek divine ratification; sacred sites are founded on promise, purity, and grace.
The newly manifested liṅga at Arbuda mountain is being requested to become a permanent seat of Śiva’s presence.
No detailed ritual is given; the request establishes the theological basis for ongoing liṅga worship at the site.