Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84
पीठिकारूपसंस्थेन विना तेन सुरोत्तमाः । विष्णुना हि महाभागास्तस्मात्सर्वं विधास्यति
pīṭhikārūpasaṃsthena vinā tena surottamāḥ | viṣṇunā hi mahābhāgāstasmātsarvaṃ vidhāsyati
Ó excelso entre os deuses, como esse culto foi realizado sem a devida instalação na forma de pīṭhikā, por isso Viṣṇu—ó afortunados—porá tudo em ordem correta.
Nandin (to the Devas/Suras)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devas (and the primary frame-audience of the Purāṇa)
Scene: In a Himalayan sacred precinct, devas discuss an incomplete liṅga establishment lacking the pīṭhikā; the mood is corrective and orderly, anticipating Viṣṇu’s intervention to set rites right.
FAQs
Cosmic order is preserved through dharmic correction; when worship is incomplete, divine agency restores proper form and balance.
Kedāra remains the narrative locus, with emphasis on correct liṅga establishment associated with Śaiva sacred space.
The verse stresses the necessity of pīṭhikā-rūpa-saṃsthā (proper base/installation) in liṅga worship.