Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
वत्स क्व नु त्वया लिंगं नूनं विनिहितं वद । दास्यामि वांछितं यत्ते भक्ष्यमन्यत्तवेप्सितम्
vatsa kva nu tvayā liṃgaṃ nūnaṃ vinihitaṃ vada | dāsyāmi vāṃchitaṃ yatte bhakṣyamanyattavepsitam
“اے پیارے بچے، بتا—تو نے لِنگ کو یقیناً کہاں رکھا ہے؟ بول! میں تجھے جو کچھ چاہے دوں گا—کھانے کو غذا اور جو کچھ اور تیری خواہش ہو۔”
Unspecified (context suggests an elder/guardian questioning a child in the narrative)
Scene: Kāṃdiśīka bends slightly to the child’s level, palms open in reassurance, speaking sweetly; behind them the sanctum awaits the liṅga. Offerings and food are hinted as gentle inducements.
FAQs
Even simple acts connected to the Śiva-liṅga become spiritually significant when approached with sincerity, prompting confession, correction, and renewed devotion.
This verse is part of the Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa narrative in the Māheśvara-khaṇḍa; the snippet itself does not name a specific tīrtha.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it sets up the later theme of worshiping the liṅga with ghṛta (ghee).