Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
विवरस्य च मध्येन समागच्छन्महाप्रभम् । सर्वरत्नमयं लिंगं स्थितं कल्पतरोरधः
vivarasya ca madhyena samāgacchanmahāprabham | sarvaratnamayaṃ liṃgaṃ sthitaṃ kalpataroradhaḥ
വിള്ളലിന്റെ നടുവിലൂടെ കടന്നപ്പോൾ അവൻ മഹാപ്രഭ കണ്ടു—കൽപതരുവിന്റെ കീഴിൽ സർവരത്നമയമായ ലിംഗം സ്ഥാപിതമായി നിലകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു।
Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context: likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Ratnamaya-Liṅga (descriptive epithet)
Type: cave
Scene: A pilgrim-hero passes through a narrow cleft into a hidden sanctum: a blazing, jewel-formed liṅga stands beneath a kalpataru, the whole space shimmering with prabhā.
FAQs
The divine reveals itself as luminous presence—Śiva’s liṅga—often in wondrous, sacred landscapes.
A specific named tīrtha is not given in this verse; it introduces a sacred spot featuring a gem-like liṅga beneath a kalpataru.
None stated; the verse sets the scene for worship and inquiry.