Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 78
पुरा न स्थापितं लिंगं कस्यचित्केनचित्क्वचित् । किमाकृति भवेल्लिंगं नैतद्वेत्त्यपि कश्चन
purā na sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ kasyacitkenacitkvacit | kimākṛti bhavelliṃgaṃ naitadvettyapi kaścana
प्राचीन काल में यह लिङ्ग किसी के द्वारा, कहीं भी, स्थापित नहीं किया गया था। इस लिङ्ग की वास्तविक आकृति क्या है—यह बात कोई भी नहीं जानता।
Skanda
Tirtha: Avimukteśvara (svayambhū implication)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: An ancient liṅga emerging from the earth or radiant void without human hands; sages and gods stand perplexed, indicating that its true ‘ākṛti’ cannot be grasped.
FAQs
The liṅga’s sanctity is grounded in being self-manifest and beyond ordinary provenance or complete human comprehension.
Avimukta-kṣetra in Kāśī, through the unique status of the Avimukteśvara Liṅga.
None; the verse focuses on the liṅga’s non-human स्थापना (installation) and mysterious form.
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