Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
सूत उवाच । स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय लिंगमादाय च प्रभुः । स्थाने नियोजयामास सर्वदेवाधिपूजितम्
sūta uvāca | sa tatheti pratijñāya liṃgamādāya ca prabhuḥ | sthāne niyojayāmāsa sarvadevādhipūjitam
سوتا نے کہا: “’تथاستु‘ کہہ کر ربّ نے اقرار کیا؛ پھر لِنگ کو اٹھا کر اسے اس کے مناسب مقام پر نصب کر دیا—وہ لِنگ جس کی پوجا تمام دیوتاؤں کے حاکم کرتے ہیں۔”
Sūta
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūta narrates as the Lord says ‘So be it,’ lifts the liṅga, and installs it in the ordained spot; celestial rulers bow in worship.
FAQs
Divine grace becomes fixed in sacred geography through proper installation, making a place a lasting refuge for worship.
The designated sthāna where the Pātāla-associated liṅga is installed, forming the chapter’s tīrtha focus.
Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (installation) in a proper place, followed by worship, is implied.