Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
व्यलोकयन्त सर्वत्र दृष्ट्वा तत्र महेश्वरम् । नासौ दृष्टिपथे तेषां बभूव भयविह्वलः
vyalokayanta sarvatra dṛṣṭvā tatra maheśvaram | nāsau dṛṣṭipathe teṣāṃ babhūva bhayavihvalaḥ
وہ ہر سمت دیکھتے رہے، وہاں مہیشور کو ڈھونڈتے ہوئے؛ مگر وہ ان کی نگاہ کے دائرے میں نہ آیا، اور وہ خوف سے لرز اٹھے۔
Gālava
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sages scanning the horizon around the colossal liṅga; empty space where Śiva is sought; their faces turn from hope to fear, hands clutching rosaries and waterpots.
FAQs
The Lord is not always grasped by ordinary sight; reverent seeking and inner readiness are implied.
A Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha associated with Maheśvara and a great liṅga, later identified in context with Narmadā/Amarakantaka.
No explicit rite; the emphasis is on seeking darśana and the awe it produces.