Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66
पतितं तच्च वै नालं प्रभासक्षेत्रमध्यतः । तदेव लिंगं संजातं महानालेति विश्रुतम्
patitaṃ tacca vai nālaṃ prabhāsakṣetramadhyataḥ | tadeva liṃgaṃ saṃjātaṃ mahānāleti viśrutam
तोच नाल प्रभासक्षेत्राच्या मध्यभागी पडला. त्याच्यापासून एक लिंग प्रकट झाले, जे पुढे ‘महानाल’ या नावाने प्रसिद्ध झाले.
Śiva (as the presiding authority of the kṣetra, inferred from the ensuing self-referential statements)
Tirtha: Mahānāla-liṅga
Type: kshetra
Scene: The lotus-stalk falls into the sacred field’s center; from the fallen nāla a liṅga rises, luminous and newly named Mahānāla, while the ground glows as if awakened.
FAQs
Śiva’s presence becomes tangible in a specific place; the kṣetra itself reveals the liṅga and thus sanctifies the landscape.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsa sacred region), where the Mahānāla liṅga is said to manifest.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse establishes the liṅga’s origin and name as the basis for later worship.