Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20
तत्र लिंगे वरो दत्तो देवदेवेन यः पुनः । निशामय मुने तं तु भक्तानां हितकाम्यया
tatra liṃge varo datto devadevena yaḥ punaḥ | niśāmaya mune taṃ tu bhaktānāṃ hitakāmyayā
Di sana, Dewa segala dewa telah menganugerahkan suatu kurnia kepada liṅga itu. Dengarlah, wahai muni, akan kurnia tersebut, yang diucapkan demi kesejahteraan para bhakta.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context typically Skanda → Agastya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: muni (sage)
Scene: A sage is addressed—‘Listen, O muni’—as the narrator prepares to reveal the boon granted by Devadeva to the liṅga; the scene shifts from action to proclamation.
FAQs
Divine boons in tīrtha narratives are framed as compassionate provisions for devotees’ uplift.
A liṅga in Kāśī is being introduced with a special boon attached to it.
No specific rite here; it transitions into the promised results (vara) connected to worship.