Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 115
यदि तुष्टोऽसि सांनिद्यं लिंगेऽत्र क्रियतां सदा । अक्षयं तत्कृतं चास्तु यल्लिंगे क्रियतेऽत्र च
yadi tuṣṭo'si sāṃnidyaṃ liṃge'tra kriyatāṃ sadā | akṣayaṃ tatkṛtaṃ cāstu yalliṃge kriyate'tra ca
நீர் प्रसன்னமாக இருந்தால், இந்த லிங்கத்தில் உமது சான்னித்யம் என்றும் நிலைபெறட்டும். இந்த லிங்கத்திற்காக இங்கு செய்யப்படும் எதுவும் அழியாத பலன் தருவதாகட்டும்.
Kālabhīti
Type: temple
Listener: Audience; immediate speaker is Kālabhīti to Śiva
Scene: The devotee petitions Śiva to abide forever in the liṅga; the liṅga shines with a steady, anchored radiance, suggesting permanent consecration and akṣaya merit.
FAQs
A consecrated liṅga becomes a lasting locus of divine presence, making worship there yield inexhaustible merit.
A particular liṅga-site is being established and praised in-context; the verse emphasizes the sanctity of “this liṅga here” as a powerful sthala.
Establishing Śiva’s perpetual presence in the liṅga and performing liṅga-worship there for akṣaya (imperishable) merit.