Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52
तवानेनाति तपसा लिंगसंशीलनेन च । प्रसन्नोस्मि महासौम्य नादेयं त्वयि विद्यते
tavānenāti tapasā liṃgasaṃśīlanena ca | prasannosmi mahāsaumya nādeyaṃ tvayi vidyate
“तुझ्या या अतितपाने आणि लिंगाच्या भक्तिपूर्ण सेवेमुळे मी प्रसन्न आहे, हे महासौम्या! तुझ्यासाठी अदेय असे काहीही नाही।”
Skanda (narrating Śiva’s words to Agastya, deduced from context)
Tirtha: Budheśvara (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Scene: Śiva, compassionate and radiant, assures the devotee that nothing is ungivable; the devotee stands humbled, the liṅga present as witness.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace is won through steadfast tapas and liṅga-sevā; devotion makes the impossible possible within dharma.
Budheśvara-liṅga in Kāśī, presented as a potent seat of Śiva’s immediate favor.
Liṅga-saṃśīlana (regular devoted worship/attendance) alongside tapas.