Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
यदि मे त्वं पुरा लिंगं पूजयेथाः पितामह । ततो देवगणाः सर्वे ततो विप्रास्ततोऽपरे
yadi me tvaṃ purā liṃgaṃ pūjayethāḥ pitāmaha | tato devagaṇāḥ sarve tato viprāstato'pare
நீ, ஓ பிதாமஹா (பிரம்மா), முதலில் என் லிங்கத்தை வழிபட்டால், அதன் பின் எல்லா தேவர்களும், பின்னர் பிராமணர்களும், பின்னர் மற்றவர்களும் தொடர்வார்கள்.
Śiva (Mahādeva/Śaṅkara), implied from context
Tirtha: Arbuda acala-liṅga
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brahmā (pītāmaha)
Scene: Śiva instructs Brahmā to worship first; behind them, ranks of devas, then brāhmaṇas and other beings, poised to follow the precedent.
FAQs
Right order in worship matters: when the foremost (Brahmā) honors Śiva’s liṅga, the whole cosmos aligns in devotion.
The verse occurs in Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa (Arbuda-khaṇḍa), within the sacred-geography frame of Prabhāsa and the Arbuda region.
A directive to perform liṅga-pūjā first (beginning with Brahmā), followed by collective worship by gods and brāhmaṇas.