Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 171
कुमारलिंगादुत्थाय प्रत्यक्षस्तामवोचत । भद्रे तवाहं भक्त्या च विज्ञानेन च तोषितः
kumāraliṃgādutthāya pratyakṣastāmavocata | bhadre tavāhaṃ bhaktyā ca vijñānena ca toṣitaḥ
कुमार-लिङ्ग से उठकर और प्रत्यक्ष प्रकट होकर (शिव) ने उससे कहा— ‘भद्रे! तुम्हारी भक्ति और तुम्हारे ज्ञान से मैं प्रसन्न हूँ।’
Śiva (Mahādeva), speaking directly after manifesting
Tirtha: Kumāra-liṅga
Type: kshetra
Scene: From the liṅga, Śiva rises in luminous form, facing the devotee; his gesture is reassuring, his words praising her devotion and understanding; lamps flare as the sanctum fills with radiance.
FAQs
Bhakti joined with right understanding (vijñāna) culminates in divine revelation—Śiva grants pratyakṣa darśana.
The Kumāra-liṅga is highlighted as a powerful locus where Śiva manifests.
Implicitly, liṅga-pūjā and sustained devotion; the verse itself records the fruit—darśana.