Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9
अतीव दुर्लभं मन्ये शिवलिंगस्य दर्शनम् । सुदुर्लभतरं मन्ये पूजनं परमेशितुः
atīva durlabhaṃ manye śivaliṃgasya darśanam | sudurlabhataraṃ manye pūjanaṃ parameśituḥ
അതീവ ദുർലഭമെന്ന് ഞാൻ കരുതുന്നത് ശിവലിംഗദർശനം; അതിലും സുദുർലഭമെന്ന് ഞാൻ കരുതുന്നത് പരമേശ്വരന്റെ പൂജയാണ്।
Sūta (inferred)
Tirtha: Śiva-liṅga (generic; any liṅga-kṣetra)
Type: temple
Scene: A pilgrim stands before a Śiva-liṅga: first the awe of darśana, then the deeper act of pūjā—pouring water, placing bilva, lighting a lamp—signifying the rarer attainment.
FAQs
Access to sacred vision and true worship is a profound grace; pūjā is valued even beyond mere darśana.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse praises liṅga-darśana and Śiva-pūjā generally.
Darśana of the Śiva-liṅga and, more importantly, pūjana (worship) of Parameśa.