Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44
यदिदं च हुतं किंचिद्गुरवस्तोषिता यदि । तेन सत्येन देवस्य लिङ्गं पततु चोत्तमम्
yadidaṃ ca hutaṃ kiṃcidguravastoṣitā yadi | tena satyena devasya liṅgaṃ patatu cottamam
Jika benar ada persembahan homa apa pun yang telah kami lakukan, dan jika para guru sungguh telah berkenan, maka oleh kebenaran itu semoga liṅga Tuhan yang mulia itu jatuh.
Brāhmaṇas (collective oath/utterance within narration)
Tirtha: Liṅga-prādurbhāva tīrtha (within Revā-khaṇḍa episode)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpa) in the narrative frame
Scene: A circle of ascetics raise hands in oath; a ritual fire altar implied; the air trembles as an ‘uttama liṅga’ is invoked to fall/manifest; tension between devotion and wrath is visible.
FAQs
Satya (truth) is portrayed as a potent spiritual force; vows and ethical integrity are shown to have tangible, even miraculous, consequences.
The verse itself does not name the site; it forms part of the Revā Khaṇḍa milieu where Śaiva sacred geography is unfolded.
Reference is made to huta (fire-offering) and guru-toṣa (satisfying one’s teachers), implying the dharmic weight of yajña and reverence to gurus.