Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
रुद्रमायांतमालोक्य तद्भक्तार्चित लिंगतः । दैत्यस्तेनैव रूपेण ववृधे भूधरोपमः
rudramāyāṃtamālokya tadbhaktārcita liṃgataḥ | daityastenaiva rūpeṇa vavṛdhe bhūdharopamaḥ
Ao ver Rudra aproximar-se a partir do liṅga adorado pelo devoto, o Daitya cresceu nessa mesma forma, tornando-se vasto como uma montanha, por orgulho hostil.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī liṅga-sthāna (manifestation-point)
Type: temple
Listener: Kāśī-māhātmya audience
Scene: Rudra advances, having manifested from the devotee-worshipped liṅga; the daitya, seeing Him, expands into a colossal form, mountain-like, driven by hostile pride.
FAQs
When divinity appears, adharma may intensify in arrogance—but that escalation only precedes its downfall.
Kāśī’s liṅga-centered sacred space, where worship draws forth Śiva’s protective manifestation.
Implicitly, liṅga-arcana (worship of the liṅga) by a devotee is referenced as the devotional act central to the episode.