Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69
अस्मदीयानि लिंगानि क्षेत्राणि च कलेर्भयात् । ततो मान्याश्च मे यूयं नान्यैरेतद्भविष्यति
asmadīyāni liṃgāni kṣetrāṇi ca kalerbhayāt | tato mānyāśca me yūyaṃ nānyairetadbhaviṣyati
“ด้วยความหวาดเกรงต่อกาลียุค ศิวลึงค์และเขตศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของเราจักอาศัยพวกท่านเป็นที่พึ่ง ดังนั้นพวกท่านจักได้รับการสักการะจากเรา—ฐานะนี้ผู้อื่นย่อมมิอาจมอบให้ได้”
Śrī Bhagavān (contextually Śiva)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva, grave yet calm, explains the coming fear of Kali; brāhmaṇas listen with responsibility; behind them, liṅgas and a faint shadowy personification of Kali at the horizon symbolizes threat.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, safeguarding dharma includes protecting sacred symbols (liṅgas) and holy places (kṣetras) through disciplined custodianship.
The teaching is general within this chapter’s kṣetra narrative; the single verse does not name a specific tīrtha.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse establishes responsibility and honor connected to maintenance of liṅga and kṣetra worship.