Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
न तुष्यति तथा शंभुर्यज्ञदानतपोव्रतैः । यथा तुष्येत्सकृल्लिंगे विधिनाभ्यर्चिते सति
na tuṣyati tathā śaṃbhuryajñadānatapovrataiḥ | yathā tuṣyetsakṛlliṃge vidhinābhyarcite sati
Śambhu tidak begitu berkenan dengan yajña, sedekah, tapa dan nazar, sebagaimana Dia berkenan dengan pemujaan Liṅga walau sekali menurut aturan.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī liṅga-darśana/arcana (general)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Contrast tableau: on one side grand yajña fires, gifts, austerities; on the other a simple devotee offering water and bilva to a liṅga—Śiva’s favor visibly inclines to the latter.
FAQs
Ritual correctness joined with devotion in liṅga-pūjā is portrayed as the most direct way to please Śiva.
The Kāśī context frames the teaching, where Śiva’s presence makes liṅga-worship exceptionally efficacious.
Perform liṅga worship ‘vidhinā’—according to prescribed procedure—even once.