Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
अथ सा निजयूथस्य सदाग्रे तृणवांछया । भ्रममाणा निकुञ्जांते लिंगं देवस्य शूलिनः
atha sā nijayūthasya sadāgre tṛṇavāṃchayā | bhramamāṇā nikuñjāṃte liṃgaṃ devasya śūlinaḥ
मग ती आपल्या कळपाच्या पुढे पुढे गवताच्या शोधात फिरत फिरत उपवनाच्या टोकाशी आली आणि तेथे त्रिशूलधारी भगवान शंकरांचे लिंग तिला दिसले।
Narrator (within the Purāṇic dialogue; exact named speaker not in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ) addressed in the surrounding narration
Scene: A cow at the head of her herd reaches the edge of a dense grove; half-hidden among roots and leaf-shadow stands a Śiva-liṅga, calm yet commanding, suggesting a self-manifest presence.
FAQs
Even simple, natural movements can lead to divine encounter; sacred places reveal themselves through providence.
The Kalaśeśvara liṅga within the Śrī Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative landscape.
No explicit injunction; it sets the scene for liṅga-related worship (abhiṣeka) that follows.