Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38
अतीतं च तथागामि कुलानां तारयेच्छतम् । मृन्मयं काष्ठनिष्पन्नं पक्वेष्टं शैलमेव च
atītaṃ ca tathāgāmi kulānāṃ tārayecchatam | mṛnmayaṃ kāṣṭhaniṣpannaṃ pakveṣṭaṃ śailameva ca
Ia menyelamatkan seratus garis keturunan—yang telah lampau maupun yang akan datang. Baik Liṅga itu dari tanah liat, dibuat dari kayu, dibentuk dari bata yang dibakar, ataupun dari batu—penetapannya tetap membawa daya penyelamatan.
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Listener: Mahāsena (Skanda)
Scene: A humble liṅga made of different materials shown in four vignettes—clay, wood, brick, stone—each receiving worship; behind, a lineage-tree with ancestors above and descendants below illuminated by Śiva’s grace.
FAQs
Śiva-centered acts are said to uplift not only the individual but entire family lineages across time.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on liṅga-pratiṣṭhā and its trans-generational merit.
Acknowledgement of acceptable liṅga materials: clay, wood, baked brick, and stone.