Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30
लयनाल्लिंगमित्येवं प्रवदंति मनीषिणः । तथाभूतं वर्द्धमानं दृष्ट्वा तेऽपि सुरर्षयः
layanālliṃgamityevaṃ pravadaṃti manīṣiṇaḥ | tathābhūtaṃ varddhamānaṃ dṛṣṭvā te'pi surarṣayaḥ
«ព្រោះវាជាទីកន្លែងនៃការរលាយ ដូច្នេះហៅថា លិង្គ»—បណ្ឌិតទាំងឡាយប្រកាសដូច្នេះ។ ឃើញវានៅសភាពនោះ កំពុងកើនឡើងជានិច្ច សូម្បីតែឥសីទេវៈ—
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra-liṅga
Type: kshetra
Scene: Wise seers gesture toward a growing, radiant liṅga; the pillar seems to expand beyond sight, while devas and ṛṣis watch in astonishment.
FAQs
The liṅga signifies the ultimate reality into which all things resolve; wisdom recognizes Śiva as the ground of dissolution and renewal.
Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s Kedāra setting, where liṅga-māhātmya is taught through cosmic imagery.
None; the verse provides a doctrinal definition supporting liṅga worship.