Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 66
गोपसूनोः प्रसादाय प्रादुर्भूतं शिवालयम् । लिंगं च वीक्ष्य सुमहच्छिवे चक्रुः परां मतिम्
gopasūnoḥ prasādāya prādurbhūtaṃ śivālayam | liṃgaṃ ca vīkṣya sumahacchive cakruḥ parāṃ matim
ਗੋਪ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋਏ ਸ਼ਿਵਾਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਅਤੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਲਿੰਗ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ, ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣੀ ਪਰਮ ਨਿਸ਼ਠਾ ਧਾਰ ਲਈ।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Tirtha: Mahākāla-kṣetra (Ujjayinī) — manifested Śiva-alaya (episode-specific)
Type: temple
Scene: A newly manifested Śiva-temple stands radiant; inside, a massive liṅga gleams with sacred marks; kings gaze in awe, hands folded, their faces transformed into devotion.
FAQs
Darśana of a manifested Śiva-liṅga leads to parā mati—supreme conviction and surrender to Śiva.
Mahākāla’s Ujjayinī/Ujjain, where the Śivālaya and Liṅga are described as miraculously manifested.
No explicit injunction; the implied practice is liṅga-darśana and turning one’s mind (mati) toward Śiva.