Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
दुर्वासा उवाच । यदा ते नंदिनी धेनुर्लिंगं बाणार्चितं पुरा । दर्शयिष्यति ते मुक्तिस्तदा तूर्णं भविष्यति
durvāsā uvāca | yadā te naṃdinī dhenurliṃgaṃ bāṇārcitaṃ purā | darśayiṣyati te muktistadā tūrṇaṃ bhaviṣyati
दुर्वासा म्हणाले— जेव्हा तुझी नंदिनी धेनू तुला पूर्वी बाणाने पूजिलेलं ते लिंग दाखवील, तेव्हा तुझी मुक्ती त्वरित होईल.
Durvāsā
Type: temple
Scene: Durvāsā prophesies: the king’s cow Nandinī will lead him to an ancient Śiva-liṅga once worshipped by Bāṇa; the scene hints at a hidden shrine in forest or near a water-source, awaiting revelation.
FAQs
Liberation is linked to sacred encounter (darśana) with a consecrated liṅga, emphasizing grace mediated through holy places and signs.
A specific liṅga-site is indicated—‘the liṅga formerly worshipped by Bāṇa’—serving as the focal sacred landmark within this tīrtha-māhātmya episode.
Darśana (and implicitly reverent approach/worship) of the Bāṇa-arcita Śiva-liṅga is given as the condition for release (mukti).