Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64
एतन्मम गृहं देवि न त्यजामि कदाचन । तस्य मध्ये स्थितं लिंगं यत्र तत्ते प्रकीर्तितम्
etanmama gṛhaṃ devi na tyajāmi kadācana | tasya madhye sthitaṃ liṃgaṃ yatra tatte prakīrtitam
یہ میرا مسکن ہے، اے دیوی؛ میں اسے کبھی نہیں چھوڑتا۔ اسی کے عین وسط میں لِنگ قائم ہے—وہیں، جیسا میں نے تم سے کہا، وہ پرتیِشٹھت ہے۔
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa central Liṅga (kṣetra-hṛdaya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī/Pārvatī
Scene: Śiva speaks to Devī, pointing to a radiant central liṅga in the sanctum; the liṅga stands at the exact center of a sacred mandala, with a steady halo suggesting ‘I never abandon this abode’.
FAQs
Śiva’s vow of never abandoning the place teaches steadfast divine accessibility: the kṣetra is a reliable refuge for devotees.
The central Liṅga within Śiva’s abode in Prabhāsa-kṣetra—the heart of the sacred precinct.
No specific rite is stated; the verse emphasizes the permanence of Śiva’s presence and the centrality of the Liṅga.