Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
त्वयात्रैव सदा लिंगे स्थेयं हर ममाधुना । मम वाक्यादसंदिग्धं यदि चेष्टं प्रयच्छसि
tvayātraiva sadā liṃge stheyaṃ hara mamādhunā | mama vākyādasaṃdigdhaṃ yadi ceṣṭaṃ prayacchasi
«ដូច្នេះ ឱ ហរៈ ចាប់ពីឥឡូវនេះ សូមព្រះអង្គស្ថិតនៅទីនេះជានិច្ច ក្នុងលិង្គនេះ។ នេះជាពាក្យស្នើរដែលខ្ញុំប្រាកដមិនសង្ស័យ—បើព្រះអង្គពិតជាប្រទានអ្វីដែលខ្ញុំប្រាថ្នា»។
Garuḍa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Garuḍa, resolute, points toward the liṅga and requests Śiva to remain there forever; the liṅga glows subtly, indicating imminent consecration of perpetual presence.
FAQs
The highest boon sought by devotees is not worldly gain but the Lord’s enduring presence that sanctifies a place for all beings.
The adhyāya’s liṅga-tīrtha is exalted through the request that Śiva reside there permanently, marking it as a lasting pilgrimage center.
Establishing and honoring a liṅga with the intent of invoking the deity’s abiding presence (nitya-vāsa) at the site.