Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 161
मरीचिपाः पुष्पजं च ज्ञानगम्येति नाम च । शकृताः शकृतं लिंगं ज्ञानज्ञेयेति नाम च
marīcipāḥ puṣpajaṃ ca jñānagamyeti nāma ca | śakṛtāḥ śakṛtaṃ liṃgaṃ jñānajñeyeti nāma ca
Ang mga Marīcipa ay lumikha ng liṅga na isinilang sa bulaklak at ipinahayag ang pangalang “Jñānagamya,” ang Nararating sa pamamagitan ng tunay na kaalaman. Ang mga Śakṛta naman ay lumikha ng liṅga mula sa dumi at tinawag itong “Jñānajñeya,” ang Dapat Makilala sa pamamagitan ng kaalaman.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Jñānagamya-liṅga (puṣpaja) and Jñānajñeya-liṅga (śakṛtaja)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sages called Marīcipas craft a liṅga from blossoms, fragrant and bright; another group, Śakṛtas, forms a liṅga from sanctified cow-dung, performing reverent worship, highlighting knowledge as the true purifier.
FAQs
Śiva is worshipped through many forms; the inner purity of knowledge and devotion is emphasized over external material.
This verse functions as a liṅga-name catalogue within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context rather than praising a single named tīrtha in this snippet.
No explicit vrata, dāna, or snāna is stated here; it records the making and naming of liṅgas.