Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 170
योगिनः सर्वभूतस्थं स्थाणुरित्येव नाम च । नानाविधं मनुष्याश्च पुरुषंनाम नाम च
yoginaḥ sarvabhūtasthaṃ sthāṇurityeva nāma ca | nānāvidhaṃ manuṣyāśca puruṣaṃnāma nāma ca
Ang mga yogin ay humubog ng Liṅga na nananahan sa lahat ng nilalang at ibinigay ang pangalang “Sthāṇu,” ang Di-natitinag. Ang mga tao naman, sa sari-saring paraan, ay lumikha ng (mga) Liṅga at tinawag itong “Puruṣa,” ang Kataas-taasang Persona.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of yogins in meditation around a simple liṅga radiating calm, labeled ‘Sthāṇu’; nearby, townspeople craft varied liṅgas—stone, clay, wood—each collectively called ‘Puruṣa.’
FAQs
The highest worship sees Śiva as present in all beings (sarvabhūtastha) and steady as Sthāṇu; devotion is open to yogins and householders alike.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse universalizes worship beyond a single geography.
No specific rite is prescribed; it affirms multiple valid modes of liṅga worship and naming.