Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
सूत उवाच । स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय लिंगमादाय च प्रभुः । स्थाने नियोजयामास सर्वदेवाधिपूजितम्
sūta uvāca | sa tatheti pratijñāya liṃgamādāya ca prabhuḥ | sthāne niyojayāmāsa sarvadevādhipūjitam
सूत म्हणाला—“‘तथास्तु’ असे म्हणून प्रभूंनी संमती दिली; आणि सर्व देवाधिपतींनी पूजिलेल्या त्या लिंगास घेऊन योग्य स्थानी प्रतिष्ठापित केले.”
Sūta
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūta narrates as the Lord says ‘So be it,’ lifts the liṅga, and installs it in the ordained spot; celestial rulers bow in worship.
FAQs
Divine grace becomes fixed in sacred geography through proper installation, making a place a lasting refuge for worship.
The designated sthāna where the Pātāla-associated liṅga is installed, forming the chapter’s tīrtha focus.
Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (installation) in a proper place, followed by worship, is implied.