Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 102
यच्च ब्रवीषि पाषाणं मिथ्या लिंगं समर्चसि । तद्भवांल्लिंगमाहात्म्यं वेत्ति नांधो यथा रविम्
yacca bravīṣi pāṣāṇaṃ mithyā liṃgaṃ samarcasi | tadbhavāṃlliṃgamāhātmyaṃ vetti nāṃdho yathā ravim
ಮತ್ತೆ ನೀನು ‘ನೀನು ಕೇವಲ ಕಲ್ಲು, ಮಿಥ್ಯಾ ಲಿಂಗವನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸುತ್ತೀಯ’ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುವುದರಿಂದ ಲಿಂಗಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯವನ್ನು ನೀನು ತಿಳಿಯದವನೆಂದು ಗೊತ್ತಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಅಂಧನು ಸೂರ್ಯನನ್ನು ಕಾಣಲಾರದಂತೆ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Śiva-liṅga (general/any established liṅga)
Type: temple
Scene: A temple interior with a radiant Śiva-liṅga; a skeptic points dismissively, while the teacher indicates the liṅga’s divine radiance; above, the sun motif underscores the ‘blind to the sun’ analogy.
FAQs
Sacred symbols are not reduced to their material; devotion recognizes the divine presence and the liṅga’s māhātmya.
No site is named; the verse defends liṅga worship in principle.
Implicitly, proper worship (arcana) of the liṅga is upheld, though no specific rite is detailed.