Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55
एवमस्त्विति सा कांता लिंगमादाय रत्नजम् । नाट्यमण्डपिकास्तंभे निधाय प्राविशद्गृहम्
evamastviti sā kāṃtā liṃgamādāya ratnajam | nāṭyamaṇḍapikāstaṃbhe nidhāya prāviśadgṛham
“Demikianlah,” ujar sang kekasih. Ia mengambil Liṅga yang lahir dari permata, menempatkannya di dalam pilar paviliun kecil tempat tari, lalu masuk ke rumah.
Narrator (speaker not explicit in verse snippet)
Scene: A woman (kāntā) discreetly carries a jewel-like Liṅga and inserts it into a pillar inside a small theatre pavilion; lamplight, carved wooden/stone pillar, hush of secrecy, then she turns toward the inner house.
FAQs
Responsibility begins with practical care; safeguarding what is sacred is part of righteous conduct.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the setting is a nāṭyamaṇḍapikā (pavilion) within a narrative.
No ritual; it describes the act of depositing (nidhāna) the liṅga for protection.