Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
ग्रसितं तत्त्वया शंभो अन्येषामपि दुर्द्धरम् । लिंगरूपेण महता व्याप्तमासीज्जगत्त्रयम्
grasitaṃ tattvayā śaṃbho anyeṣāmapi durddharam | liṃgarūpeṇa mahatā vyāptamāsījjagattrayam
اے شَمبھو! جو چیز دوسروں کے لیے بھی ناقابلِ برداشت تھی، آپ نے اسے نگل لیا۔ اور عظیم لِنگ روپ میں آپ تینوں جہانوں میں سراسر پھیل گئے۔
Kāla
Tirtha: Kedāra-liṅga
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva swallowing the unbearable poison, then expanding as a colossal liṅga-form whose presence saturates the three worlds—heaven, earth, and nether realms—while beings gaze upward in astonishment.
FAQs
The Liṅga symbolizes Śiva’s all-pervading reality—He bears what none can bear and fills all realms with His presence.
Kedāra/Kedārnātha is the implied sacred landscape where Liṅga-mahimā is celebrated in this section.
Not explicit; the verse supports Liṅga-upāsanā—devotional worship of the Liṅga through praise and contemplation.