Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
मन्नामांकितलिंगस्तु वस कल्पायुतायुतम् । एवमस्त्वित्यथेत्युक्त्वा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
mannāmāṃkitaliṃgastu vasa kalpāyutāyutam | evamastvityathetyuktvā tatraivāntaradhīyata
“என் பெயரால் குறியிடப்பட்ட இந்த லிங்கம் அயுதாயுத கல்பங்கள் வரை நிலைத்திருக்கட்டும்.” ‘ஏவமஸ்து’—“அப்படியே ஆகுக”—என்று கூறி அவர் அங்கேயே மறைந்தார்.
Īśvara (Śiva); assent to Maṃkī Ṛṣi’s boon-request
Tirtha: Maṃkīśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: A liṅga inscribed/marked by name is envisioned as enduring for countless kalpas; Mahādeva affirms 'evam astu' and then dissolves from sight within the sanctum, leaving the consecrated presence behind.
FAQs
A sacred shrine becomes a long-lasting refuge for devotees when consecrated through tapas and confirmed by divine sanction.
The Maṃkī-named liṅga—Maṃkīśvara—whose presence is promised for vast cosmic durations.
The verse implies the sanctity of a name-consecrated liṅga and divine approval; it does not specify a new ritual act beyond the boon.