Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 182
गौतमो गोरजमयं नाम गोपतिरेव च । वानप्रस्थाः फलमयं नाम वृक्षावृतेति च
gautamo gorajamayaṃ nāma gopatireva ca | vānaprasthāḥ phalamayaṃ nāma vṛkṣāvṛteti ca
គោតមៈ បូជាលិង្គធ្វើពីធូលីគោ ហៅថា «គោបតិ» ព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃគោ។ អ្នកវានប្រស្ថា អាស្រ័យព្រៃ បូជាលិង្គធ្វើពីផ្លែឈើ ហៅថា «វ្រឹក្សាវ្រឹត» ដែលត្រូវដើមឈើព័ទ្ធជុំវិញ។
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), addressing the sages (deduced)
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Sage Gautama near a cowshed/gaushala fashions a liṅga from fine cow-dust, offering bilva and water; in a dense forest, vānaprasthas place fruits before a liṅga naturally wrapped by tree roots and creepers (Vṛkṣāvṛta).
FAQs
Śiva is accessible in every āśrama: household and forest life both sanctify simple, locally available offerings through devotion.
No explicit tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes a dharmic pattern of worship rather than a location.
Liṅga-pūjā may be performed with symbolic materials (cow-dust; fruits) suited to one’s station and environment.