Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
उद्भिद्य धरणीपृष्ठं सहसा लिंगमुत्थितम् । एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु वागुवाचाशरीरिणी
udbhidya dharaṇīpṛṣṭhaṃ sahasā liṃgamutthitam | etasminneva kāle tu vāguvācāśarīriṇī
ลึงค์หนึ่งผุดขึ้นอย่างฉับพลัน ทะลุผิวแผ่นดิน; ในกาลนั้นเอง เสียงอศรีรี (ไร้กาย) ก็กล่าวขึ้น
Pulastya (narration); the next line introduces an aśarīriṇī vāk (bodiless voice)
Tirtha: Pārtheśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: King
Scene: The earth splits and a radiant liṅga rises suddenly; dust and light swirl; Pārthā remains in devotion; an unseen voice resonates from the sky.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity is validated by divine manifestation—Śiva’s liṅga arises, and a heavenly voice confirms the event.
The Pārtheśvara locale in Arbuda where the liṅga emerges from the earth.
None in this verse; it narrates the miraculous appearance preceding instruction.