Skandapurana 1.2.25.11

1.2.25.11

10 atha bhṛśaṃ sāsūyaṃ vivadamānayorbrahmaviṣṇvormadhye tadvivādaśāntaye tejomayaśrīśaṃkara- bhagavalliṃgaprādurbhāvavṛttāntavarṇanam tato brahmaviṣṇvostasya liṅgasyordhvādhobhāgaparyantaśodhanārthaṃ niścayakaraṇapūrvakamantaśodhasya nirdhāraṇam.. 244 2

10. Next, description of the manifestation of the glorious Śaṃkara's luminous Lord-liṅga in the midst of Brahmā and Viṣṇu, who were bitterly and jealously quarrelling, to pacify their dispute; then, the determination of both Brahmā and Viṣṇu to discover its end, having resolved to search to the upper and lower limits of that liṅga.. 244 2