Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20
तत्र लिंगे वरो दत्तो देवदेवेन यः पुनः । निशामय मुने तं तु भक्तानां हितकाम्यया
tatra liṃge varo datto devadevena yaḥ punaḥ | niśāmaya mune taṃ tu bhaktānāṃ hitakāmyayā
അപ്പോൾ ആ ലിംഗത്തിന് ദേവദേവൻ നൽകിയ വരം കേൾക്കുക, ഹേ മുനേ; ഭക്തരുടെ ഹിതം ആഗ്രഹിച്ചുകൊണ്ടാണ് ഇത് പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നത്.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context typically Skanda → Agastya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: muni (sage)
Scene: A sage is addressed—‘Listen, O muni’—as the narrator prepares to reveal the boon granted by Devadeva to the liṅga; the scene shifts from action to proclamation.
FAQs
Divine boons in tīrtha narratives are framed as compassionate provisions for devotees’ uplift.
A liṅga in Kāśī is being introduced with a special boon attached to it.
No specific rite here; it transitions into the promised results (vara) connected to worship.