Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 171
कुमारलिंगादुत्थाय प्रत्यक्षस्तामवोचत । भद्रे तवाहं भक्त्या च विज्ञानेन च तोषितः
kumāraliṃgādutthāya pratyakṣastāmavocata | bhadre tavāhaṃ bhaktyā ca vijñānena ca toṣitaḥ
കുമാരലിംഗത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഉദ്ഭവിച്ച് പ്രത്യക്ഷനായി (ശിവൻ) അവളോട് പറഞ്ഞു— ‘ഭദ്രേ, നിന്റെ ഭക്തിയും ജ്ഞാനവും കൊണ്ടു ഞാൻ തൃപ്തനാണ്.’
Śiva (Mahādeva), speaking directly after manifesting
Tirtha: Kumāra-liṅga
Type: kshetra
Scene: From the liṅga, Śiva rises in luminous form, facing the devotee; his gesture is reassuring, his words praising her devotion and understanding; lamps flare as the sanctum fills with radiance.
FAQs
Bhakti joined with right understanding (vijñāna) culminates in divine revelation—Śiva grants pratyakṣa darśana.
The Kumāra-liṅga is highlighted as a powerful locus where Śiva manifests.
Implicitly, liṅga-pūjā and sustained devotion; the verse itself records the fruit—darśana.