Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72
महेश्वर उवाच । हिताय सर्वलोकानां वेद्यामस्यां व्यवस्थितः । स्थास्यामि सहितः पत्न्या सत्यात्व द्वचनाद्विधे
maheśvara uvāca | hitāya sarvalokānāṃ vedyāmasyāṃ vyavasthitaḥ | sthāsyāmi sahitaḥ patnyā satyātva dvacanādvidhe
Maheśvara bersabda: “Demi kesejahteraan semua alam, Aku akan menetap di atas vedi ini, bersama permaisuri-Ku. Wahai Vidhi (Brahmā), jadikanlah hal ini benar dengan kata-katamu.”
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vidhi (Brahmā)
Scene: Śiva speaks to Brahmā near a consecrated altar; Śiva stands or sits with Pārvatī, indicating a vow of permanent presence; Brahmā listens with reverence, holding a lotus and rosary, as the vedī glows with sanctity.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes supremely potent when the deity vows abiding presence there for the welfare of all beings.
The Haravedī/vedī (altar-site) where Śiva declares his continued presence with his consort.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse provides the theological basis for the shrine’s enduring sanctity (pratiṣṭhā/abiding presence).