Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
तस्यां सर्वेषु लिंगेषु सदा संक्रमते हरः । विशेषात्सर्वपुण्येषु ख्यातेयं मंकणेश्वरे
tasyāṃ sarveṣu liṃgeṣu sadā saṃkramate haraḥ | viśeṣātsarvapuṇyeṣu khyāteyaṃ maṃkaṇeśvare
Pada malam itu Hara (Śiva) senantiasa meresapi dan memasuki semua Liṅga. Namun, di antara segala tīrtha yang penuh kebajikan, hal ini terutama termasyhur di Maṃkaṇeśvara.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Maṃkaṇeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Cosmic Śiva-presence streaming into countless Liṅgas across the land on Śivarātri night; one shrine—Maṃkaṇeśvara—glows brighter, crowded with devotees holding lamps through the vigil.
FAQs
Śivarātri is a universal Śaiva night, yet particular sacred sites intensify its fruit—highlighting the Purāṇic idea of ‘place-power’ (sthāna-viśeṣa).
Maṃkaṇeśvara is singled out as especially famed for Śivarātri merit within this tīrthamāhātmya.
The verse reinforces observing Śivarātri with liṅga-oriented devotion, emphasizing Maṃkaṇeśvara as a particularly potent venue.