Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
ततस्तस्योत्थलिंगस्य सर्वं पूजादिकं च यत् । सर्वे निरूपयामासुः सप्तविंशतिमध्यतः
tatastasyotthaliṃgasya sarvaṃ pūjādikaṃ ca yat | sarve nirūpayāmāsuḥ saptaviṃśatimadhyataḥ
ต่อมา พวกเขาทั้งหมดได้กำหนดระเบียบพิธีบูชาและกรรมประกอบทั้งปวงสำหรับลึงค์ที่ปรากฏขึ้น (อุทฺถิต) อย่างรอบคอบ จัดวางทุกสิ่งตามลำดับอันควร
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta continuing the account)
Tirtha: Utthita-liṅga (manifested liṅga; specific name not given here)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Elders and ritual experts arrange offerings and define the worship sequence around a newly manifested liṅga—placing vessels, flowers, lamps, and marking ritual stations.
FAQs
Sacred power is stabilized through right ritual order—devotion expressed via properly prescribed pūjā becomes a vehicle of dharma and grace.
The verse is within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; the immediate focus is the manifested liṅga at the local tīrtha being described in this adhyāya.
It indicates the establishment of a complete pūjā framework (pūjā and allied rites) for the liṅga, implying an authorized worship procedure (vidhi).