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
దర్శనం, స్తవనం, పూజ, ప్రణామం, ఆపై జపం; అలాగే ఇక్కడ లింగార్థం చేసిన దానం—ఇవే నా పరమ తృప్తికి కారణాలు।
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.