Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
मणिकर्णिकोवाच । यदि मां मुनयस्तुष्टाः प्रयच्छथ वरं मुदा । यदत्रास्ति महालिंगं मन्नाम्ना तद्भविष्यति
maṇikarṇikovāca | yadi māṃ munayastuṣṭāḥ prayacchatha varaṃ mudā | yadatrāsti mahāliṃgaṃ mannāmnā tadbhaviṣyati
Maṇikarṇikā berkata: “Jika para muni berkenan kepadaku dan dengan gembira mengurniakan satu anugerah, maka biarlah Mahā-Liṅga yang ada di sini dikenali dengan namaku.”
Maṇikarṇikā
Tirtha: Mahāliṅga to be known as Maṇikarṇikā-liṅga
Type: temple
Listener: Śaunaka et al. (frame implied)
Scene: Maṇikarṇikā speaks with resolve, pointing gently toward a prominent liṅga; sages listen attentively; the liṅga appears ‘great’—taller, with garlands and bilva leaves; the tīrtha water glints nearby.
FAQs
The highest boon sought by the virtuous is lasting sacred remembrance that supports others’ devotion.
A Mahāliṅga at Arbuda is requested to be established in fame under the name “Maṇikarṇikā.”
No explicit ritual; the focus is on naming and sanctifying a liṅga as a dharmic legacy.