Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77
विचार्येति गणैः काश्यां स्वामिद्रोहोपशांतये । प्रतिष्ठितानि लिंगानि महापातकभिंद्यपि
vicāryeti gaṇaiḥ kāśyāṃ svāmidrohopaśāṃtaye | pratiṣṭhitāni liṃgāni mahāpātakabhiṃdyapi
स्वामी-द्रोह के दोष को शांत करने हेतु, गणों ने विचार करके काशी में लिंगों की प्रतिष्ठा की। वे प्रतिष्ठित लिंग महापातकों का भी नाश कर देते हैं।
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Gaṇa-pratiṣṭhita-liṅga tradition)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva’s Gaṇas, after deliberation, consecrate multiple liṅgas in Kāśī as an act of appeasement for svāmi-droha; the city’s sacred skyline frames the rite.
FAQs
Kāśī is portrayed as a supreme place where Śiva-worship and liṅga-pratiṣṭhā can pacify grave faults and dissolve heavy sin.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), presented as the efficacious ground for consecrating liṅgas.
Pratiṣṭhā (consecration/establishment) of Śiva-liṅgas as an act of atonement (upaśānti).