Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 171
तेजोमयं च ऋक्षाणि भगं नाम च भास्वरम् । किंनरा धातुलिंगं च सुदीप्तमिति नाम च
tejomayaṃ ca ṛkṣāṇi bhagaṃ nāma ca bhāsvaram | kiṃnarā dhātuliṃgaṃ ca sudīptamiti nāma ca
ऋक्षाणि तेजोमयं लिङ्गं निर्माय तस्य ‘भग’ इति भास्वरं नाम प्रचक्रुः। किंनराश्च धातुलिङ्गं कृत्वा तस्य ‘सुदीप्त’ इति नाम कीर्तितम्।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Ṛkṣas present a blazing, aura-filled liṅga named ‘Bhaga’ (luminous); Kiṃnaras, musical celestial beings, install a gleaming metallic/mineral liṅga named ‘Sudīpta,’ sparks and reflections dancing around it.
FAQs
All beings—celestial and earthly—can consecrate Śiva through diverse forms; devotion sanctifies every material into a Liṅga.
No single tirtha is named in this verse; it contributes to the wider Māhātmya of Śiva-liṅga manifestations in this chapter.
No explicit rite is stated; the emphasis is on recognized names/forms suitable for worship and remembrance.