Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52
तस्मान्नैव धरिष्यामि लिंगमेतद्धरातलात् । किमनेन करिष्यामि भार्यया परिवर्जितः
tasmānnaiva dhariṣyāmi liṃgametaddharātalāt | kimanena kariṣyāmi bhāryayā parivarjitaḥ
ដូច្នេះ ខ្ញុំនឹងមិនទ្រទ្រង់លិង្គនេះឲ្យលើផ្ទៃផែនដីទៀតឡើយ។ ខ្ញុំនឹងធ្វើអ្វីជាមួយវា ខណៈខ្ញុំគ្មានភរិយា?
Śiva
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva, bereft of Satī, speaks in sorrow, refusing to uphold the liṅga; devas stand concerned, the liṅga grounded on earth as a heavy, sacred burden.
FAQs
The Purāṇa portrays even the divine as engaging human-like grief, teaching compassion and the need for restoration through devotion.
The tīrtha’s greatness is indirectly highlighted by the cosmic importance attached to the Liṅga’s placement and support.
None stated; the narrative sets up the necessity of continued worship and divine reassurance.