Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57
चन्द्र उवाच । यदि तुष्टोऽसि देवेश यदि देयो वरो मम । तत्स्थापितेषु लिंगेषु मया सर्वेषु सर्वदा । संनिधानं त्वया कार्यं लोकानां हित काम्यया
candra uvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa yadi deyo varo mama | tatsthāpiteṣu liṃgeṣu mayā sarveṣu sarvadā | saṃnidhānaṃ tvayā kāryaṃ lokānāṃ hita kāmyayā
Candra berkata: “Jika Engkau berkenan, wahai Tuhan para dewa, dan jika suatu anugerah hendak dikurniakan kepadaku—maka pada semua liṅga yang telah aku dirikan, pada setiap masa, mohon Engkau menzahirkan kehadiran suci-Mu, demi kesejahteraan segala alam.”
Candra/Soma
Tirtha: Candra-sthāpita Sarva-liṅga-samūha (68)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Candra, hands folded, petitions Devēśa: ‘In every liṅga I established, may your presence abide always for the world’s welfare.’ Multiple liṅgas appear as a sacred panorama behind him.
FAQs
True devotion seeks blessings not only for oneself but for the welfare of all beings—establishing sacred presence for the world’s benefit.
The verse points to a network of Soma-established Śiva-liṅgas within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s tīrtha landscape, collectively revered as Somēśvara-linked shrines.
It implies liṅga-upāsanā at Soma-established shrines where Śiva’s sannidhāna is sought; the specific timing is clarified in the next verse.