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
یوگیوں نے ایسا لِنگ تراشا جو تمام جانداروں میں بسنے والا ہے، اور اسی کا نام “ستھانو” (غیر متزلزل) رکھا۔ انسانوں نے بھی طرح طرح سے (لِنگ) بنائے اور ان کے لیے نام “پُرُش” (پرَم پُرش، اعلیٰ ترین شخص) مقرر کیا۔
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.