Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47
भास्कर उवाच । एवं मुने करिष्यामि तव वाक्यादसंशयम् । पूजयिष्यामि तल्लिंगं वर्षांते स्वयमेव हि
bhāskara uvāca | evaṃ mune kariṣyāmi tava vākyādasaṃśayam | pūjayiṣyāmi talliṃgaṃ varṣāṃte svayameva hi
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Bhāskara (Sūrya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: the sage (muni)
Scene: Sūrya (Bhāskara) speaks with folded hands or regal assurance to the sage, promising to worship the liṅga himself at year’s end; the liṅga shrine glows with solar light.
FAQs
Even cosmic deities uphold dharma by honoring the sage’s injunction and worshipping Śiva.
A Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha where a particular liṅga was established; the surrounding verses identify the locality more precisely.
The Sun declares a regular observance: he will worship the specified liṅga at the completion of the year.