Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
त्रिभिर्गुणैर्व्याप्तमिदं चराचरं जगन्महद्व्याप्यथ वाल्पकं वा । मायामयं सर्वमिदं विभाति लिंगं विना केन कुतोविभाति
tribhirguṇairvyāptamidaṃ carācaraṃ jaganmahadvyāpyatha vālpakaṃ vā | māyāmayaṃ sarvamidaṃ vibhāti liṃgaṃ vinā kena kutovibhāti
Seluruh alam ini—yang bergerak dan yang tidak bergerak, sama ada besar atau kecil—diliputi oleh tiga guṇa. Segala-galanya tampak sebagai perwujudan māyā; tanpa Liṅga, tanda dan kehadiran Tuhan, oleh siapa dan bagaimana ia dapat tampak sama sekali?
Ṛṣis (sages) addressing Sūta
FAQs
The sages assert that the guṇa-pervaded, māyā-like universe depends on the Lord’s underlying presence—symbolized as the Liṅga—for its very appearance.
Within Kedārakhaṇḍa, the teaching supports Kedāra’s liṅga-centered worship as grounded in cosmic theology rather than mere local custom.
No explicit rite; it provides doctrinal grounding for liṅga-upāsanā by linking the liṅga with cosmic manifestation.