Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66
लिंगस्वरूपमध्यस्थो भगवान्भूतभावनः । सर्वैः सुरगणैः साकं बभाषेदं रमापतिः
liṃgasvarūpamadhyastho bhagavānbhūtabhāvanaḥ | sarvaiḥ suragaṇaiḥ sākaṃ babhāṣedaṃ ramāpatiḥ
ലിംഗസ്വരൂപത്തിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്ന, സർവ്വഭൂതങ്ങളെ പോഷിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഭഗവാൻ, സർവ്വ ദേവഗണങ്ങളോടും കൂടി ഈ വചനങ്ങൾ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—രമാപതി വിഷ്ണു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating; the immediate speaker in-scene is Viṣṇu (Ramāpati)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a sanctum-like space, a radiant liṅga stands central; the Lord is envisioned as abiding within it. Viṣṇu (Ramāpati) addresses the gathered gods, indicating a moment of sacred counsel before the liṅga.
FAQs
The Supreme is present in the sacred Liṅga-form, and divine speech arises from reverence toward that form.
Kedāra (Kedārakhaṇḍa context), where the Liṅga’s greatness is celebrated as part of the sthala-māhātmya.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on praise (stuti) and recognition of the Liṅga’s sanctity.