Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
वसिष्ठ उवाच । लिंगेऽस्मिंस्तव सांनिध्यं सदा भवतु शंकर । मया पूर्वं प्रतिज्ञातं नगस्येह महात्मने । सत्यं कुरु वचो मे त्वं यदि तुष्टोऽसि शंकर
vasiṣṭha uvāca | liṃge'smiṃstava sāṃnidhyaṃ sadā bhavatu śaṃkara | mayā pūrvaṃ pratijñātaṃ nagasyeha mahātmane | satyaṃ kuru vaco me tvaṃ yadi tuṣṭo'si śaṃkara
Vasiṣṭha berkata: “Wahai Śaṅkara, semoga kehadiran-Mu bersemayam selama-lamanya pada Liṅga ini. Dahulu aku telah berjanji di sini kepada gunung yang agung itu. Jika Engkau berkenan, wahai Śaṅkara, jadikanlah kata-kataku ini nyata dan benar.”
Vasiṣṭha
Tirtha: Arbuda-liṅga (sānnidhya-prārthanā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vasiṣṭha, serene and authoritative, addresses the newly arisen liṅga, palms joined, requesting Śiva’s eternal presence to fulfill an earlier promise made to the mountain; the mountain appears personified subtly as a listening presence.
FAQs
A dhārmic vow and truthful speech seek divine ratification; sacred sites are founded on promise, purity, and grace.
The newly manifested liṅga at Arbuda mountain is being requested to become a permanent seat of Śiva’s presence.
No detailed ritual is given; the request establishes the theological basis for ongoing liṅga worship at the site.