Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 78
माययाग्निं समुत्थाप्य दग्धवान्नाट्यमंडपम् । दग्धं कृत्वा रत्नलिंगं प्रवृष्टोस्मि हुताशनम्
māyayāgniṃ samutthāpya dagdhavānnāṭyamaṃḍapam | dagdhaṃ kṛtvā ratnaliṃgaṃ pravṛṣṭosmi hutāśanam
என் மாயையால் நான் தீயை எழுப்பி நாட்யமண்டபத்தை எரித்தேன். ரத்தின லிங்கமும் எரிந்ததுபோல் தோன்றச் செய்து, நானே ஹுதாசனத்தில் புகுந்தேன்।
Śiva
Type: temple (implied maṇḍapa-liṅga setting)
Scene: A performance hall (nāṭya-maṇḍapa) engulfed in flames raised by māyā; a jeweled liṅga appears burnt; Śiva enters the fire as part of the test.
FAQs
Worldly appearances can be shaped by māyā; steadfast devotion and truth must remain firm even amid seeming catastrophe.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it explains a Śaiva test within the story.
None; it is explanatory narration about a divine test and the appearance of a burnt liṅga.