Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 182
दर्शनं स्तवनं पूजा प्रणामश्च ततो जपः । दानं चात्र कृतं लिंगे ममातितृप्तिकारणम्
darśanaṃ stavanaṃ pūjā praṇāmaśca tato japaḥ | dānaṃ cātra kṛtaṃ liṃge mamātitṛptikāraṇam
தரிசனம், ஸ்தோத்திரம், பூஜை, வணக்கம், பின்னர் ஜபம்; மேலும் இங்கே லிங்கத்திற்காக செய்யப்படும் தானம்—இவையே என் உன்னத திருப்திக்குக் காரணங்கள்।
Śiva (implied by 'my satisfaction') as reported by Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Liṅga-sthāna ‘atra’ (here)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devas (immediate) and sages (outer frame)
Scene: A sequential tableau around a liṅga: devotee first gazes, then sings hymns, offers flowers and bilva, prostrates, sits in japa, and finally gives alms—Śiva’s presence felt as a luminous satisfaction.
FAQs
Śiva is pleased by integrated devotion—reverent encounter, praise, worship, humility, mantra, and generosity.
The liṅga-site (‘atra … liṅge’) is exalted as a potent locus where devotional acts yield heightened merit and divine pleasure.
Darśana, stavana, pūjā, praṇāma, japa, and dāna directed to/at the liṅga.