Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
लिंगं संस्थापयिष्यामि सर्वपापा पहं ततः । एकं यत्र प्रतिज्ञा मे गृहीतास्य वधाय च
liṃgaṃ saṃsthāpayiṣyāmi sarvapāpā pahaṃ tataḥ | ekaṃ yatra pratijñā me gṛhītāsya vadhāya ca
அனைத்து பாவங்களையும் போக்கும் லிங்கத்தை நான் அங்கு நிறுவுவேன். அவனைக் கொல்வதற்காக நான் எங்கு சபதம் ஏற்றேனோ, அங்கு ஒரு லிங்கம் இருக்கும்.
Pāvaki (Agni)
Tirtha: Pratijñā-sthāna Liṅga (vow-site liṅga)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaṅkara (primary addressee in surrounding dialogue)
Scene: Skanda declares his intent to establish a liṅga at the vow-site; depict a sacred ground marked by a simple altar, with Skanda’s warrior energy transmuted into devotional construction.
FAQs
A vow aligned with dharma, sealed through Śiva-liṅga worship, becomes a means for purification and the removal of sin.
The verse points to a specific vow-site where a Liṅga is to be established; the exact toponym is not stated in this snippet, but the passage functions as sthala-māhātmya for that locale.
Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (establishing a Śiva-liṅga) with the stated fruit of sarva-pāpa-kṣaya (removal of all sins).