Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52
तवानेनाति तपसा लिंगसंशीलनेन च । प्रसन्नोस्मि महासौम्य नादेयं त्वयि विद्यते
tavānenāti tapasā liṃgasaṃśīlanena ca | prasannosmi mahāsaumya nādeyaṃ tvayi vidyate
“നിന്റെ ഈ അതിവിശേഷ തപസ്സും ലിംഗത്തെ ഭക്തിയോടെ സേവിച്ചതും കൊണ്ട് ഞാൻ പ്രസന്നനാണ്, ഓ മഹാസൗമ്യാ! നിനക്കു നൽകാനാകാത്തത് ഒന്നുമില്ല।”
Skanda (narrating Śiva’s words to Agastya, deduced from context)
Tirtha: Budheśvara (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Scene: Śiva, compassionate and radiant, assures the devotee that nothing is ungivable; the devotee stands humbled, the liṅga present as witness.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace is won through steadfast tapas and liṅga-sevā; devotion makes the impossible possible within dharma.
Budheśvara-liṅga in Kāśī, presented as a potent seat of Śiva’s immediate favor.
Liṅga-saṃśīlana (regular devoted worship/attendance) alongside tapas.