Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
गंगाभस्यपि तिष्ठंति षष्टिकोटिमितानिहि । सिद्धलिंगानि तानीशे तिष्येऽदृश्यत्वमाययुः
gaṃgābhasyapi tiṣṭhaṃti ṣaṣṭikoṭimitānihi | siddhaliṃgāni tānīśe tiṣye'dṛśyatvamāyayuḥ
Di tebing Gaṅgā berdirilah liṅga-liṅga—sesungguhnya sebanyak enam puluh juta. Wahai Dewi, liṅga-liṅga siddha itu pada zaman Tiṣya (Kali) telah menjadi tidak kelihatan kerana kuasa māyā.
Skanda
Tirtha: Gaṅgā-taṭa (Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Listener: Pārvatī (Devī)
Scene: Along the Gaṅgā ghāṭs of Kāśī, countless liṅgas are implied—some visible, many hidden—while Śiva explains to Pārvatī that in Kali they have become unseen by māyā.
FAQs
Kāśī’s sanctity persists even when sacred forms become hidden in Kali Yuga; absence to the eye does not mean absence of power.
The Gaṅgā-bank in Kāśī (Gaṅgā-tīra) as a locus of innumerable siddha-liṅgas.
No direct prescription; it provides a yuga-based explanation for why many liṅgas are not visible.