Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
रुद्रमायांतमालोक्य तद्भक्तार्चित लिंगतः । दैत्यस्तेनैव रूपेण ववृधे भूधरोपमः
rudramāyāṃtamālokya tadbhaktārcita liṃgataḥ | daityastenaiva rūpeṇa vavṛdhe bhūdharopamaḥ
ഭക്തൻ ആരാധിച്ച ലിംഗത്തിൽ നിന്നു രുദ്രൻ വരുന്നതു കണ്ട ദൈത്യൻ, വൈരഗർവത്തോടെ അതേ രൂപത്തിൽ വീർപ്പിച്ച് പർവ്വതസമാനമായി വളർന്നു।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī liṅga-sthāna (manifestation-point)
Type: temple
Listener: Kāśī-māhātmya audience
Scene: Rudra advances, having manifested from the devotee-worshipped liṅga; the daitya, seeing Him, expands into a colossal form, mountain-like, driven by hostile pride.
FAQs
When divinity appears, adharma may intensify in arrogance—but that escalation only precedes its downfall.
Kāśī’s liṅga-centered sacred space, where worship draws forth Śiva’s protective manifestation.
Implicitly, liṅga-arcana (worship of the liṅga) by a devotee is referenced as the devotional act central to the episode.