Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
व्यलोकयन्त सर्वत्र दृष्ट्वा तत्र महेश्वरम् । नासौ दृष्टिपथे तेषां बभूव भयविह्वलः
vyalokayanta sarvatra dṛṣṭvā tatra maheśvaram | nāsau dṛṣṭipathe teṣāṃ babhūva bhayavihvalaḥ
അവർ എല്ലാടവും നോക്കി അവിടെ മഹേശ്വരനെ അന്വേഷിച്ചു; എന്നാൽ അദ്ദേഹം അവരുടെ ദൃഷ്ടിപഥത്തിൽ വന്നില്ല, അതിനാൽ അവർ ഭയവിഹ്വലരായി.
Gālava
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sages scanning the horizon around the colossal liṅga; empty space where Śiva is sought; their faces turn from hope to fear, hands clutching rosaries and waterpots.
FAQs
The Lord is not always grasped by ordinary sight; reverent seeking and inner readiness are implied.
A Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha associated with Maheśvara and a great liṅga, later identified in context with Narmadā/Amarakantaka.
No explicit rite; the emphasis is on seeking darśana and the awe it produces.