Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
पांसुक्रीडनसक्तोपि कुर्याल्लिंगं रजोमयम् । शाद्वलैः कोमलतृणैः पूजयेच्च स कौतुकम्
pāṃsukrīḍanasaktopi kuryālliṃgaṃ rajomayam | śādvalaiḥ komalatṛṇaiḥ pūjayecca sa kautukam
Walau asyik bermain pasir, dia tetap membentuk liṅga daripada debu, lalu memujanya dengan rumput muda yang lembut—dengan kegembiraan dan semangat bhakti.
Skanda (narrative voice, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: A child playing in sand pauses to shape a small liṅga from dust; he decorates it with tender green grasses and worships with bright, eager eyes.
FAQs
Śiva accepts sincere devotion even through the simplest offerings; purity of intent outweighs material grandeur.
The account belongs to Kāśī’s Nādeśvara-centered māhātmya, illustrating Śiva-bhakti in Kāśī.
Making a simple earth/dust liṅga and offering tender grass in worship (liṅga-pūjā) is described.