Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
कस्मिंश्चिदथ काले तु निर्भिद्य धरणीतलम् । तदग्रतः समुत्तस्थौ लिगं माहेश्वरं प्रिये
kasmiṃścidatha kāle tu nirbhidya dharaṇītalam | tadagrataḥ samuttasthau ligaṃ māheśvaraṃ priye
پھر ایک وقت ایسا آیا کہ زمین کی سطح کو چیر کر، اے محبوبہ، اس کے سامنے ماہیشور لِنگ نمودار ہو کر اٹھ کھڑا ہوا۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Ratīśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: The ground splits open before the ascetic Rati; from the cleft rises a radiant Māheśvara liṅga, newly emerged, surrounded by subtle light and trembling earth—an epiphany answering her tapas.
FAQs
The sacred responds to sincere tapas: the liṅga’s manifestation symbolizes divine presence becoming accessible in a particular place.
Ratīśvara’s liṅga-site in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, marked by the liṅga’s emergence from the earth.
None directly; it narrates the miraculous appearance that grounds later worship and pilgrimage.