Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
वयमप्यत्र शुद्ध्यर्थं तोषार्थं स्कन्दरुद्रयोः । साध्वर्थे चात्मलाभाय कुर्मो लिंगपरंपराम्
vayamapyatra śuddhyarthaṃ toṣārthaṃ skandarudrayoḥ | sādhvarthe cātmalābhāya kurmo liṃgaparaṃparām
Kami man din, upang luminis dito, upang malugod si Skanda at si Rudra, para sa kabutihan, at para sa aming sariling pakinabang na espirituwal, ay magtatatag ng sunod-sunod na mga liṅga.
Nārada (reporting the resolve of the devas)
Tirtha: Mahīsāgara-saṅgama
Type: sangam
Scene: A group of devas/sages at the saṅgama take a collective vow: for purification and to please Skanda and Rudra, they plan a ‘liṅga succession’—a line of liṅgas along the bank.
FAQs
Purification, divine pleasure, and self-realization are linked to devotional acts performed in sacred spaces.
The same tīrtha locale of Mahī–Sāgara Saṅgama where the liṅgas are being established.
Creating a liṅga-paraṃparā—establishing multiple liṅgas as an ongoing devotional practice.