Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
इति लिंगांबुधेर्जातां परिपीय वचःसुधाम् । बभूवानंदसंदोह मंथरातीव ह्रीमती
iti liṃgāṃbudherjātāṃ paripīya vacaḥsudhām | babhūvānaṃdasaṃdoha maṃtharātīva hrīmatī
かくして彼女は、リンガの大海より生じた言葉の甘露を飲み干し、慎み深い乙女は歓喜の奔流に満たされ、羞恥のあまり身のこなしさえ緩やかになった。
Narrator (Skanda to Agastya) [deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame narration]
Tirtha: Ratneśa-liṅga (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Umā (frame) / audience
Scene: The maiden, having ‘drunk’ the nectar of Śiva’s boon-speech from the liṅga-ocean, stands bashful and radiant, slowed by overwhelming bliss; the air seems thick with sweetness.
FAQs
Divine assurance received through worship transforms the heart, producing bliss, humility, and reverent awe.
Ratneśvara Liṅga in Kāśī, portrayed as an ‘ocean’ of grace from which nectar-like words arise.
None explicitly; the verse depicts the inner fruit (ānanda) that follows devoted worship and receiving the boon.