Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52
तस्मान्नैव धरिष्यामि लिंगमेतद्धरातलात् । किमनेन करिष्यामि भार्यया परिवर्जितः
tasmānnaiva dhariṣyāmi liṃgametaddharātalāt | kimanena kariṣyāmi bhāryayā parivarjitaḥ
അതുകൊണ്ട് ഭൂതലത്തിൽ നിന്നു ഈ ലിംഗത്തെ ഞാൻ ഇനി ധരിക്കുകയില്ല. ഭാര്യയെ വിട്ടു നിൽക്കുന്ന ഞാൻ ഇതുകൊണ്ട് എന്തു ചെയ്യും?
Śiva
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva, bereft of Satī, speaks in sorrow, refusing to uphold the liṅga; devas stand concerned, the liṅga grounded on earth as a heavy, sacred burden.
FAQs
The Purāṇa portrays even the divine as engaging human-like grief, teaching compassion and the need for restoration through devotion.
The tīrtha’s greatness is indirectly highlighted by the cosmic importance attached to the Liṅga’s placement and support.
None stated; the narrative sets up the necessity of continued worship and divine reassurance.